ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Cationic polymerization of 2-vinyloxyethyl glycidyl ether (VEGE), a vinyl ether with an epoxy group, was conducted with various initiators in CH2Cl2 in the temperature range from +15 to -78°C, and the possibility of its selective vinyl polymerization was investigated. BF3OEt2 polymerized both vinyl and epoxy groups of VEGE to yield polymers partially insoluble in organic solvents. HI/I2, iodine, and CF3SO3H gave soluble, low-molecular-weight oligomers with epoxy pendants. 1H-NMR structural analysis of the oligomeric products showed that the epoxy/vinyl ratio of the pendants decreases in the order: 100% epoxy ∼ CF3SO3H 〉 HI/I2 ∼ I2 ≫ BF3OEt2. Although HI/I2 or iodine mainly polymerized the vinyl group, the reaction of the vinyl ether-type growing end with an epoxy group of VEGE took place during the polymerization, so that the monomer conversion leveled off at about 40%.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1987.080251008