| Abstract: | 2-Methyl-5-vinylpyridine-N-oxide, 4-vinylquinoline-N-oxide. 9-vinylacridine-N-oxide, p-N,N-dimethylaminostyrene-N-oxide units were introduced in polymeric chains as homopolymers or/and as styrene copolymers to study their photocrosslinking. The method used for characterization of photocrosslinked films was a “photoresist test” described in Part I of this series. The photosensitivity of the different chromophores bound to the different polymer has also been studied by UV, IR, and fluorescence spectrophotometries. The use of aromatic amine N-oxide groups in polymers seems to be a general means to produce their photocrosslinking by radical reactions. Among the different polymeric materials prepared, 4-vinylpyridine-N-oxide and 4-vinylquinoline-N-oxide are the most photosensitive. |
