ISSN:
0449-2951
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The synthesis and polymerization of a series of ω-cyanothiaalkyl acrylates, CH2=CHCO2(CH2)mS(CH2)nCN, are described. The length of the side chain and the position of the sulfur atom are varied. Microgelation is found to occur during polymerization, as indicated by viscosity and molecular weight measurements (for 5-cyano-3-thiapentyl polyacrylate at 90% conversion: [η], 0.37 in acetone; M̄w, 600 million). Possible mechanisms of gelation are considered. Glass transition temperatures and solvent swellings are reported as follows: 4-cyano-3-thiabutyl polyacrylate, Tg -24°C., 14% volume swell in benzene; 5-cyano-3-thiapentyl polyacrylate, -50°C., 20% 6-cyano-3-thiahexyl polyacrylate, -58°C., 38% 6-cyano-4-thiahexyl polyacrylate, -58°C., 42% 8-cyano-7-thiaoctyl polyacrylate, -59°C., 120%. The relation between these properties and the structure of the polymers is discussed. The swelling of 5-cyano-3-thiapentyl polyacrylate in eighteen other fluids is given; an estimate (between 10 and 12.5) is made of the solubility parameter of this polymer. Bulk properties are reported for the vulcanizate of 5-cyano-3-thiapentyl polyacrylate.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1964.100020434
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