Mode of termination in the copolymerization of vinyl acetate–isobutyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate–methyl acrylate at 60°C

Chaudhuri, Ajit Kumar ; Palit, Santi R. (1968) Mode of termination in the copolymerization of vinyl acetate–isobutyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate–methyl acrylate at 60°C Journal of Polymer Science Part A-1: Polymer Chemistry, 6 (8). pp. 2187-2196. ISSN 0449-296X

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Abstract

The mode of termination in the vinyl acetate–isobutyl methacrylate (VA–IBMA) and methyl methacrylate–methyl acrylate (MMA–MA) copolymerization systems has been investigated at 60°C. by using the dye-interaction technique for functional endgroup estimation. The results show that pairs of poly(vinyl acetate) radicals interact almost exclusively through a disproportionation mechanism. In the homopolymerization of methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate, about 1.16 and 1.22 carboxyl-containing endgroups per polymer molecule have been estimated, which shows the predominance of disproportionation over combination in these termination reactions. In poly(isobutyl methacrylate) about 1.55 tagged initiator fragments per chain indicate that 29% of the total radicals terminate through the disproportionation mechanism. Cross termination in the (VA-IBMA) copolymerization system occurs almost entirely through combination for monomer feeds richer in isobutyl methacrylate content while for the MMA-MA system, combination is more important at intermediate monomer feed ratios. These results have been discussed in the light of different explanations for the reaction mechanism.

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