ABSTRACT:Polycondensation of I ,4-bis(methoxycarbonylethyl)piperazine (MCEP) with hexamethylenediamine (HMD) was carried out in the presence of an electron-accepting matrix such as a nitrated polystyrene. A charge transfer complex was found to be formed between HMD and the matrix polymer and the rate of the polycondensation was enhanced by the adsorption of HMD in the matrix polymer of nitrated polystyrene.KEY WORDS Polycondensation I Charge Transfer I Matrix Polycondensation I Nitrated Polystyrene I It has already been reported 1 that the rate of the polycondensation of dimethyl tartarate (OMT) with hexamethylenediamine (HMO) is enhanced by the presence of polymer matrices such as poly(l-vinylpyrrolidone), polysaccharide, or poly(vinyl alcohol). This rate enhancement is due to the hydrogen-bonding interaction between OMT or the polyamide and matrix polymer so that monomers are adsorbed along the chains of matrix polymers, thus increasing the local concentration of monomers at the reaction stage of the polycondensation. The presence of poly(4-vinylpyridine) did not enhance the rate of the polycondensation of diethyl mucate with HMO, but the molecular weight of the resulting polyamide increased. 2 out as a matrix polycondensation by the charge transfer interaction. 3 The hydrogen-bonding interaction is a potential interaction for matrix polycondensation. A charge transfer interaction may be expected to be the same. The polycondensation of diethyl chelidonate with diamines in the presence of polyvinylcarbazole was carried This article described the results of the polycondensation of 1,4-bis(methoxycarbonylethyl)piperazine (MCEP) with HMO in the presence of electron-accepting nitrated polystyrene (NPS), which may possibly form a charge transfer complex with electrondonating monomers.It was previously found 4 that 1 ,4-bis-(methoxycarbonylmethyl)piperazine reacts