ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The behavior of N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide more commonly known as diacetone acrylamide (DAAM) polymers and acrylamide/diacetone acrylamide copolymers in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions has been examined. 13C NMR and IR studies do not support the formation of a six-membered hydrogen-bonded ring structure in the DAAM moiety as an explanation of the unusual increase in solution viscosity shown by these copolymers upon addition of salt. A 12-membered hydrogen-bonded structure involving the diacetone acrylamide side chain and an adjacent acrylamide unit is proposed which is consistent with the available data and which would explain the viscosity behavior. Another possible structure involves hydrogen bonding between adjacent comonomers through amide/imine resonance structures. Copolymer microstructure as indicated by calculated pentad and triad frequencies supports either of these proposed structures.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1987.021880213