ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Radical copolymerization of 4-(trimethylsilyl)styrene (TMSS) with styrene were carried out to estimate the reactivity of TMSS. The monomer reactivity ratios r1 and r2 in the radical copolymerization of TMSS (M1) with styrene (M2) were evaluated as 0,28 and 0,48, respectively. The value r1 · r2 (= 0,13) being smaller than unity indicates that the trimethylsilyl group at para position behaves as an electron-withdrawing substituent. Reactions of lithium diethylamide with TMSS in the presence of diethylamine, gave the 1:1 addition product 1-[2-(N,N-diethylamino)-ethyl]-4-(trimethylsilyl)benzene. Kinetic analysis showed that the second-order rate constant (k) for this addition reaction is 34,4 · 10-4 dm3 · mol-1 · s-1, which is by a factor of 2 larger than that for the reaction with styrene (k = 16,0 · 10-4 dm3 · mol-1 · s-1). The fact is also compatible with the above consideration for the r1 · r2 values. Lithium diisopropylamide initiated anionic copolymerizations of TMSS with 1,4-divinylbenzene (DVB) were also examined. The polymerizations proceed smoothly without any gel formation and the resulting copolymers are soluble in various common solvents such as benszene, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, etc. Thus, novel organosilicon-containing polymers having appropriate amounts of reactive pendent vinyl groups are easily synthesized.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1992.021930707
