Chemical reactions of unsaturated and macromolecular compounds Communication 8. Copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with vinyl ethers containing silicon in the γ-position

Summary

• 1. An investigation was made of the conditions required for the copolymerization of trimethyl- and diethylmethyl-(3-vinyl oxypropyl)silanes with methyl methacrylate, and the corresponding copolymers were prepared.

• 2. The yields and composition of the copolymers depend on the concentration of the vinyl ethers containing γ-silicon and on the methyl methacrylate.

• 3. Silicon-containing vinyl ethers do not polymerize in presence of such free-radical initiators as 2,2′-azobis[2-methylpropionitrile] and benzoyl peroxide.