Radical copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and carbonyl-containing phenyl methacrylates

New copolymers containing epoxide and carbonyl groups are synthesized through the free-radical copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate with o- and p-formylphenyl methacrylates and o- and p-acetylphenyl methacrylates. It is demonstrated that the reactivity ratios and the yield of copolymers of ortho isomers of formyl and acetylphenyl methacrylates are lower than those of the corresponding para isomers. This phenomenon is probably associated with steric hindrances created by substituents in the benzene ring. For the copolymers of interest, glass-transition and softening temperatures are determined.     

Dispersion copolymerization of styrene and glycidyl methacrylate in polar solvents

Monodispersed copolymer microspheres consisting of styrene and glycidyl methacrylate have been prepared by dispersion polymerization. The effects of various polymerization parameters on the particle size and size distribution were systematically investigated. The initial solubility parameter of the system had a significant effect on the final particle size and size distribution. With decreasing initial solubility parameter, the particle size increased and the size distribution broadened. The particle size decreased with increasing stabilizer concentration, the amount of styrene in the monomer mixture, and decreasing initiator concentration. Received: 30 September 1998 Accepted in revised form: 10 December 1998     

Atom transfer radical copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and allyl methacrylate, two functional monomers

Bi-functional statistical copolymers, based on allyl methacrylate (AMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The polymerization reactions were carried out in a diphenyl ether solution at low temperature, 50 °C, using ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate (EBrIB) as an initiator, and copper chloride with N,N,N′,N′′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) as the catalyst. Different aspects of the copolymerization, such as the kinetic behaviour, crosslink density and gel fraction were studied. The sol fractions of the synthesized copolymers were characterized by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The reactivity ratios were calculated from the copolymer composition, determined by ¹H NMR, and using the extended Kelen-Tüdös method. Values of 0.82 ± 0.04 and 1.22 ± 0.03 were obtained for AMA and GMA, respectively. The copolymer composition as a function of conversion degree for the different monomer molar fractions in the feed agreed with the theoretical values calculated from the Mayo-Lewis terminal model (MLTM).     

利用反向原子转移自由基聚合反应合成聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯

以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂,CuBr2/bpy为催化体系,甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)通过反向原子转移自由基聚合反应合成了聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(PGMA),其结构经1H NMR,IR和GPC确证。聚合反应符合活性自由基聚合特征,在聚合过程中GMA转化率和PGMA分子量随反应时间的延长而增大,分子量分布较窄。     

Copper catalyzed atom transfer radical copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate

This investigation reports the atom transfer radical copolymerization (ATRcP) of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA). Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) has easily transformable pendant oxirane group and poly(2‐ethylhexyl acrylate) (PEHA) has very low T_g. They are the important components of coating and adhesive materials. Copolymerization of GMA and EHA was carried out in bulk and in toluene at 70 °C at different molar feed ratios using CuCl as catalyst in combination with 2,2′‐bypyridine (bpy) as well as N,N,N′,N″,N″‐pentamethyl diethylenetriamine (PMDETA) as ligand. The molecular weight (M_n) and the polydispersity index (PDI) of the polymers were determined by GPC analysis. The molar composition of the copolymers was determined by ¹H NMR analysis. The reactivity ratios of GMA (r₁) and EHA (r₂) were determined using Finemann‐Ross and Kelen‐Tudos linearization methods and those had been compared with the literature values for conventional free radical copolymerization. The thermal properties of the copolymers were studied by DSC and TGA analysis. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6526–6533, 2009     

Neodymium alk(aryl)oxides-dialkylmagnesium systems for butadiene polymerization and copolymerization with styrene and glycidyl methacrylate

The application of well-defined neodymium alkoxides/aryloxides in combination with dialkylmagnesium reagents for 1,3-butadiene (BD) polymerization and copolymerization with styrene (St) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) has been investigated. The trinuclear complex Nd₃(Ot-Bu)₉(THF)₂ (1) provided a low-activity system for BD polymerization, even at high temperature, but with a high trans-1,4 stereospecificity (trans-1,4≈95%). Aryloxide complexes Nd(O-2,6-t-Bu₂-4-Me-Ph)₃(THF) (2) and Nd(O-2,6-t-Bu₂-4-Me-Ph)₃ (3) were found to give more active systems. The polymerization displayed a controlled character, i.e. a precise control of the molecular weight and a low polydispersity (M_w/M_n<1.30) for high catalyst concentration, keeping the same level of stereocontrol over the polymerization course. The statistical copolymerization of BD and styrene with those systems was successful. High-molecular weight copolymers (M_n up to 50?000 g mol⁻¹) with noticeable styrene content (3-15 mol%) were synthesized. Determination of the microstructure by ¹³C-NMR showed exclusively trans-1,4-BD-St sequences. The livingness of BD polymerization encouraged attempts of diblock copolymerization with GMA. In this case, low-molecular weight polymers with variable polydispersities were obtained (M_n<20?000 g mol⁻¹; M_w/M_n=1.4-5.0). The composition of the copolymers was analyzed by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR and IR spectroscopies. SEC analyses confirmed the true nature of the diblock copolymer. The influence of the alkylating agent on those (co)-polymerizations was briefly studied. Finally, the mechanism of polymerization is also discussed.     

Preparation of methyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate copolymerized nonporous particles

Particles of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) copolymer having narrow size distributions were prepared by the method of dispersion polymerization. Results from the analysis of particle porosity and the correlation of specific surface area with the reciprocal of particle diameter suggest that the prepared particles were nonporous. The particle size was found to decrease from 4.2 to 2.1 μm with increasing the mass ratio of GMA/MMA from 0.1 to 0.75. Polymer particles having an average diameter falling in this range are suitable for being employed as the stationary phase in protein chromatography. The decrease in particle size when GMA was present could be due to the increase in adsorption rate of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The oligomer chains that were rich in GMA were more active for adsorbing and grafting PVP, compared with the moiety of MMA. An increase in the GMA/MMA ratio also leaded to a decrease in epoxy‐group density on the particle surface, since the reactivity of GMA was greater than that of MMA. Results of this work suggest that the influence of GMA/MMA mass ratio on the particle size and surface functionality of the nonporous particles was very significant. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 1457–1463, 1999     

Addition reactions of pendant epoxide group in poly(glycidyl methacrylate) with various active esters

Addition reactions of pendant epoxide groups in poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) with various active esters such as 1-benzotriazolyl benzoate, S-(2-benzoxazolyl) thiobenzoate, S-(2-benzothiazolyl) thiobenzoate, 4-nitrophenyl benzoate (4NPB), and S-phenyl thiobenzoate (PTB) were carried out using quaternary salts as catalysts. The reactions of PGMA with those active esters proceeded in diglyme at 100°C for 24 h quantitatively without the formation of 2-hydroxyl pendant groups in the polymer when 10 mol % of tetraethylammonium bromide was used as a catalyst. Furthermore, it was found that the respective quaternary salts have higher catalytic activity than tertiary amines in the reaction of PGMA with the active esters, and the reaction of PGMA with 4NPB gave the corresponding polymer with the highest conversion by addition of tetrabutylammonium bromide as a catalyst, while tetraethylammonium chloride showed the highest activity for the reaction of PGMA with PTB. In addition, the rate of reaction of PGMA with 4NPB was proportional to third order kinetics of the epoxide concentration, the ester concentration and the catalyst concentration as follows: ?d[Epoxide]/dt = ?[Ester]/dt = k₃[Epoxide] [Ester] [Catalyst].     

Homopolymerization and copolymerization of isocyanatoethyl methacrylate

This article describes the homopolymerization of isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM) and its copolymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) in acetonitrile in the presence of 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile. The constant characteristic of IEM polymerizability (k_p²/k_te = 128 × 10^?3 L mol^?1 s^?1, where k_p is the propagation constant and k_te is the termination constant) was determined. The study of IEM reactivity toward MMA gave ratios of 0.88 and 1.20 for IEM and MMA, respectively. The physicochemical properties of the IEM homopolymer and IEM/MMA copolymers were also studied. The glass‐transition temperature of poly(isocyanatoethyl methacrylate) was found to be 47 °C. From the thermogravimetric analysis of the weight‐loss percentage corresponding to the first wave of the thermogram, it was shown that the degradation mechanism of the IEM/MMA copolymers started from the isocyanate group. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 4762–4768, 2006     

Polymerization of asymmetric polyfunctional monomers. III. Ionic polymerization of acrylic and methacrylic esters of 2-allylphenol

The polymerization of acrylic and methacrylic esters of 2-allyphenol with different anionic, cationic and coordination catalysts was studied. The polymerization occurs exclusively or predominantly through (meth)acrylic C?C double bonds in all the studied cases. With anionic catalysts the allylic groups are not polymerizable and the polymers have linear structure. Polymerization with catalysts based on dialkylaluminum chloride (alone or associated with some metal salts) yields soluble or partially crosslinked polymers, depending on the reaction conditions. The crosslinking is due to the participation of allylic groups in the polymerization reactions. Copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic esters of 2-allylphenol with styrene, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, N-vinylcarbazole and 1,3-pentadiene were synthesized by copolymerization in the presence of anionic catalysts and of systems based on dialkylaluminum chloride.     

Synthesis of low-molecular-weight copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and of polymeric oxacillin esters derived from them

The radical copolymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate in 2-propanol at 60°C, initiated by azobis(isobutyronitrile) and inhibited by mercaptoethanol or terminated after a short period, was studied. The low-molecular-weight copolymers obtained were used to prepare new polymeric forms of Oxacillin antibiotic. The chemical uniformity, composition, and antimicrobial activity of the new derivatives were studied, and the rate of their hydrolysis in saline (pH 7.3) and glycine buffer (pH 2.0) was determined.     

Radical copolymerization of 2-ethylacrylic acid and methacrylic acid

Copolymers of 2-ethylacrylic acid (EAA) and methacrylic acid (MAA) were prepared in bulk and in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). Although precipitation of the copolymers was observed in bulk, the reaction mixtures remained apparently homogeneous in DMF. Best-fit terminal-model reactivity ratios were determined by a nonlinear least squares technique to be r_MAA = 1.14 and r_EAA = 0.23 in bulk, and r_MAA = 1.91 and r_EAA = 0.09 in 50% DMF solution. Examination of ¹³C-NMR spectra provided convincing evidence for the formation of statistical copolymers. Copolymerizations richer in MAA provided copolymers of higher molecular weights.     

Methoxy-mercuration of methacrylic and cinnamic esters and cinnamaldehyde

The methoxymercuration of methyl and ethyl methacrylates, ethyl cinnamate and cinnamaldehyde has been kinetecally studied in the temperature range 35°–50°. Second-order kinetics has been observed for the over-all reaction. In all the cases, the reaction is appreciably accelerated by acetic acid and strongly retarded by sodium acetated and nitrogen bases. The results indicate an ionic mechanism involving a reactive carbonium ion as an intermediate formed by interaction between the unsaturated compound and undissociated mercuric acetate.