The association constant of the H-complex formation between acrylic acid and 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone in tetrahydrofuran at 22°C ( K , = 1350moll-') was determined by means of 'H NMR spectroscopy. A detailed equation for the copolymer composition, accounting for the participation in the chain propagation of the above complex and that between acid and solvent molecules, was derived. It was used for evalution of the relative reactivities of the complexes discussed and of the uncomplexed 1 -vinyl-2-pyrrolidone molecules. K e y words: copolymerization, l-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, acrylic acid, H-complex relative reactivity, solvent effect.