Abstract: | Copolymers of 4-cinnmoylphenyl methacrylate (CPMA) with glycidyl methacrylate were synthesized in methyl ethyl ketone solution using benzoyl peroxide as initiator at 70 ± 1°C. They were characterized by UV, IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectra. Their compositions were determined by 1H-NMR technique. The monomer reactivity ratios were determined by the Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tüdös methods. The molecular weights (Mbar]w and Mbar]n) of the polymers were determined by GPC technique. Thermogravimetric analysis of the copolymers were carried out in air. The Tg of the polymers were determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The photocrosslinking properties of the homo and copolymers were also discussed. |