ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The sequential block copolymerization of diphenylmethyl methacrylate (DMA) and trityl methacrylate (TrMA), initiated by diphenyl methyl lithium in THF at -78°C followed by hydrolysis and methylation with diazomethane, leads to the formation of an isotacticsyndiotactic stereoblock poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) of narrow molecular weight and block length distribution. Complete conversion of DMA is shown to be essential, since the presence of small quantities of this monomer during the polymerization of TrMA significantly lowers the isotactic content of this block. Polymerization times of at least 12 h were found to be necessary for complete polymerization of the TrMA.
Additional Material:
4 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1986.021870106
