ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Alternating copolymers of vinyl acetate (VAC) and acrylic acid (AA) were obtained by free radical polymerization in the presence of GeCl4 and BCl3. For the GeCl4 system, the reaction rate was proportional to [initiator]1/2. Optimum rate was obtained when the molar ratio of the monomers was 1:1. The chain transfer agent CCl4 had no effect on the reaction. By means of ultra-violet spectra analysis, it was concluded that both VAC and AA formed complexes with GeCl4. ESR analysis gave us the information that salt complexed acrylic acid radical had greater cationic characteristics than uncomplexed radical. Thus the nature of alternation may be due to both complexed AA radical and activated monomer complexes.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1989.080270603
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