Radical polymerization of N-(4-butoxycarbonylphenyl)maleimide, its co-polymerization with methyl methacrylate, styrene and acrylonitrile, and the properties of the resulting polymers

Authors: Oswal, S.L.¹; Chapaneri, N.N.¹; Malek, N.I.¹

Source: Designed Monomers & Polymers, Volume 10, Number 6, 2007 , pp. 487-506(20)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

Co-polymers were synthesized from free radical co-polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (ST) and acrylonitrile (AN) with N-(4-butoxycarbonylphenyl)maleimide (BCPM), using benzyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator and DMF as a solvent at 85°C. A series of co-polymers of MMA, ST and AN with BCPM was prepared using different feed ratio of comonomers. The thermo-stabilities and physical properties of the polymer samples obtained have been described. The values of monomer reactivity ratios r₁ and r₂ determined by Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tudos methods are 0.28 and 0.90 in BCPM/MMA, 0.20 and 0.39 in BCPM/ST and 0.51 and 1.23 in BCPM/AN systems. Alfrey-Price Q and e values for BCPM are Q = 1.39 and e = 1.57 in BCPM/MMA, Q = 2.53 and e = 2.15 in BCPM/ST and Q = 1.11 and e = 1.89 in BCPM/AN systems.

Keywords: MALEIMIDE CO-POLYMERS; METHYL METHACRYLATE; ACRYLONITRILE; STYRENE; N-(4-BUTOXYCARBONYLPHENYL)MALEIMIDE; REACTIVITY RATIOS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156855507782401141

Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat 395 007, India

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