Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate and 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate: Monomer reactivity ratios,thermal and electrochemical properties |
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| Authors: | Margarita Droulia Athina Anastasaki Alexandros Rokotas Marinos Pitsikalis Patrina Paraskevopoulou |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Industrial Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece;2. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate (MAEFC) were prepared by free radical polymerization. The reactivity ratios were estimated using the Fineman‐Ross, inverted Fineman‐Ross, Kelen‐Tüdos, and extended Kelen‐Tüdos graphical methods. Structural parameters of the copolymers were obtained by calculating the dyad monomer sequence fractions and the mean sequence length. The glass‐transition temperature (Tg) values of the copolymers were measured and examined by means of several theoretical equations, allowing the prediction of these Tg values. The thermal degradation behavior of the copolymers was also studied and compared with the respective homopolymers. Cyclic voltammetry was employed to study the electrochemical properties of the copolymers. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011 |
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| Keywords: | 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate copolymerization electrochemical properties methyl methacrylate radical polymerization reactivity ratios thermal properties |
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