The free radical copolymerization of multimethacrylate with styrene and acrylonitrile in dilute dimethylformamide solutions has been investigated. The effects of the copolymerization conditions on the content of unreacted double bonds, molecular weight, and composition of the copolymers were determined. Based on IR and 'H-NMR spectra the structures of the copolymers were confirmed. The examination of copolymerization in the presence of AIBN labeled with I4C allowed to determine the number of branching points in a macromolecule. The results show that the copolymerization process results in copolymers composed partly of ladder-type blocks and blocks of vinyl monomer units. The thermal properties of the copolymers were determined.
Copolymerisation von Multimethacrylat mit VinylmonomerenDie radikalische Copolymerisation von Multimethacrylat mit Styren und Acrylnitril in verdunnter Losung wurde untersucht. Der EinfluD der Copolymerisationsbedingungen auf den Gehalt an nichtreagierten Doppelbindungen, die Molekiilmasse und die Zusammensetzung der Copolymere wurde ermittelt. Auf Basis der IRund 'H-NMR-Spektren wurde die Struktur der Copolymere bestatigt. Die Copolymerisation in Gegenwart von %markiertem AIBN ermoglichte die Bestimmung der Anzahl der Verzweigungspunkte je Makromolekul. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daB die erhaltenen Copolymere teilweise aus Leiterpolymerblocken und aus Blocken von Vinylmonomereinheiten bestehen. Die thermischen Eigenschaften der Copolymere wurden untersucht. Scheme 1 Actr Polymeriu 42 (1991) Nr. 11 540 JANTAS: Copolymerization of multimethacrylatc with vinyl monomcrs Received A u p s t 3, 1990N-phenyl maleimide (NPMI) was copolymerized with methyl acrylate (MA), ethyl acrylate (EA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and butyl methacrylate (BMA). The composition diagrams for the copolymerization were determined. An azeotropic monomer composition was found in the range 0.55 to 0.65 of the acrylate feed ratio for the systems MA, EA, and MMA with NPMI with a maximum initial rate ofcopolymerization at 10 mole-% acrylate, whereas neither an azeotropic composition nor a maximum rate was found with the system BMA-NPMI. High concentration of maleimide in the monomer feed affects the intrinsic viscosity negatively. Degradative chain transfer to maleimide is assumed to cause the decrease in molecular weight.