ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
radical polymerization
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methyl trans-β-vinylacrylate
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kinetics propagation radical
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monomer reactivity ratios
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Methyl trans-β-vinylacrylate (MVA) undergoes radical polymerization with α,α′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) in bulk and solution. The polymer obtained consists of 85% trans-1,4 and 15% trans-3,4 units. Poly(MVA) (PMVA) is readily soluble in common organic solvents, but insoluble in n-hexane and petroleum ether. PMVA exhibits a glass transition at 60°C, and loses no weight up to 300°C in nitrogen. The kinetics of MVA homopolymerization with AIBN was investigated in benzene. The rate of polymerization (Rp) can be expressed by Rp = k[AIBN]0.5[MVA]1.0, and the overall activation energy has been calculated to be 94 kJ/mol. The propagation radical of MVA at 80°C was detected by ESR spectroscopy, which indicated that the unpaired electron of the propagating radical was completely delocalized over the three allyl carbons. Furthermore, the steady-state concentration of the propagating radical of MVA at 60°C was determined by ESR spectroscopy, and the propagation rate constant (kp) was calculated to be 1.25 X 102 L/mol ·s. Monomer reactivity ratios in copolymerization of MVA (M2) with styrene (M1) are r1 = 0.16 and r2 = 4.9, from which Q and e values of MVA are calculated as 4.2 and -0.32, respectively. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1995.080330708
