Electronitiated polymerization of maleic anhydride by direct electron transfer

Abstract

SYNOPSISControlled potential electrolysis was employed to accomplish homopolymerization of maleic anhydride, by direct electron transfer. The solvent used in the polymerization studies was acetonitrile-dimethylformamide mixture ( 1 : 1 ) with the supporting electrolyte tetrabutylammonium tetra fluoroborate. A brown paramagnetic polymer was obtained from the catholyte, upon electroreduction of monomer.

Quantum Chemical Calculation of Maleic Anhydride Ring-Opening Reaction

“…Nowadays the MAH multipolymers were studied extensively.Because of C=C double bond has double substitutions and the great Spatial steric hindrance, MAH was always regarded as representative that couldn't carry out homopolymerization [1,2] . Much attention has been paid to MAH polymerization(Homopolymerization [4] and Copolymerization [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] )gradually Long and his colleagues [3] published papers on MAH homopolymerization in 1963. The related reports have been increased since MAH multipolymer was found to possess anti-tumor and biological activity [16] .…”