ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The copolymerization of 4-hydroxy-4′-vinylbiphenyl (HVB) with α-chloromaleic anhydride (CMAn) was investigated in THF, 1,4-dioxane, and acetonitrile. The formation of the 1:1 charge transfer complex between HVB and CMAn was confirmed spectroscopically, and the corresponding equilibrium constant (Keq) was determined as follows: Keq = 0.19, 0.11, and 0.058 mol/L in THF, 1,4-dioxane, and CH3CN, respectively. The copolymer composition is affected by the solvent, i.e., the content of HVB in the copolymer obtained in THF or 1,4-dioxane is lower than 50 mol % whereas the copolymer obtained in CH3CN has excess of HVB units. The maximum rate of copolymerization was observed at a 1:1 initial comonomer mole ratio, irrespective of the solvent polarity. Plots of Rp/[HVB] vs. [HVB] gave a straight line with a slope and an intercept for the copolymerization in THF whereas a straight line in CH3CN has no slope. On the basis of these results and 13C-NMR spectra of the copolymers, the mechanism of the predominant formation of alternating copolymers is discussed.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1989.080271301
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