A few characterization studies on some poly(methyl aryloxymethacrylates)

Abstract

High polydispersity values obtained for the molecular weights, as determined by light scattering, osmometry, and GPC, of polymers prepared by different methods from the monomers recently synthesised indicate the presence of large quantities of low molecular weight species besides the high molecular weight species besides the high molecular weight species. Intrinsic viscosity data were used to evaluate Mark-Houwink constants K and "a" for this new series of monomers. DSC analyses show that the polymers have low T_g. X-ray diffraction studies made on the fibers show a high percentage of crystallinity in poly(methyl α-phenoxymethacrylate).