ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The polymerization ability of two new pyrazolone-containing monomers - 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-crotonoyl-pyrazolone-5 (Cr) and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(3′-phenyl-acryloyl) pyrazolone-5 (Cy) - was investigated. The monomers were obtained by acylation of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazolone-5 with crotonyl chloride or cinnamoyl chloride, respectively. It was established that the two monomers do not homopolymerize either under the action of ionic and radical initiators nor with γ-rays (doses between 2 and 10 MRad). In contrast to this, the two monomers copolymerize with other vinyl comonomers. Copolymers of Cr and Cy with methacrylic acid (MAA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and Styrene (St) were synthesized by radical copolymerization. The molecular weights of the polymer products obtained were in the 10,000-65,000 range. It was established that the molecular weight characteristics of the copolymers were affected by the concentration of the pyrazolone-containing monomer and by the chemical nature of the solvent used. The copolymerization of Cr and Cy with MAA was investigated in detail in order to evaluate the relative activity of the new monomers during copolymerization. The reactivity ratios (r) were calculated by three different methods with good agreement. The values obtained for the monomer pairs are: rMAA = 0.61 ± 0.01, rCr = 0.04 ± 0.01; rMAA = 0.64 ± 0.05, rCy = 0.02 ± 0.02. The Q/e values for Cr and Cy were determined using the reactivity ratios of both monomers.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1991.080290614
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