ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The aromatic thionoester 3 (benzyl thionobenzoate) was an effective chain transfer agent in polymerizations of styrene (Cx = 1,0) and methyl acrylate (Cx = 1,2) at 60°C. This activity was close to the ideal for obtaining narrow molecular-weight distributions in batch polymerizations. The thionoester 3 showed no activity in polymerizations of methyl methacrylate, but was too reactive to be useful in vinyl acetate polymerizations. Ring-substituted thionoesters 9-11 and 14 and 1H NMR spectroscopy of the resulting polymers were used to establish the type and quantity of end-groups. The thionoester 12 was used to produce low-molecular-weight polystyrene that was terminated at one end with a hydroxy group and at the other end by a thioloester moiety.
Additional Material:
1 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1992.021930209
