Determination of the Reactivity Ratios for the Oxidative Copolymerizations of Indene with Methyl, Ethyl and Butyl Acrylates

The effect of various catalysts on the monomer reactivity ratios in oxidative copolymerization of styrene and α‐methylstyrene

“…The oxidative copolymerization of two vinyl monomers (M 1 and M 2 ) in the presence of high oxygen pressure results in the formation of a terpolymer, —[—(—M 1 —O—O—) x —(—M 2 —O—O—) y —] n — . This type of copolymerization can be considered as a special case of terpolymerization, where the vinyl monomers (M) do not undergo homopolymerization in the presence of excess concentration of oxygen.…”

“…Note that studies of oxidative copolymerization kinetics have revealed that the M part of the peroxide radical —MO 2 • has an important effect on the propagation reactions of the radical . Earlier work on copolyperoxide synthesis used AIBN initiator for the oxidative copolymerization of various monomers . In this context, it is attractive to study how a mixture of monomers copolymerizes in the presence of oxygen and a reversible oxygen carrier such as Co II TPP(Py) or Co II Pc(Py).…”