Vinyl Polymerization Initiated by Peroxydiphosphate. XI. Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Peroxydiphosphate-Tartaric Acid Redox System

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate was studied using the peroxydiphosphate and tartaric acid redox system as the initiator. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing peroxydiphosphate concentration and the initiator exponent was computed to be 0.5. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing monomer concentration and the monomer exponent was computed to be unity. The reaction was carried out at three different temperatures, and the overall activation energy was computed to be 3.80 kcal/mol. The effect of certain surfactants on the rate of polymerization has been investigated and a suitable kinetic scheme has been proposed.     

Vinyl Polymerization Initiated by Peroxydiphosphate. IV. Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by Peroxydiphosphate-Thioacetamide Redox System

Abstract

The kinetics of the aqueous polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the peroxydiphosphate-thioacetamide redox system was investigated at 35, 40, and 50°C. The rates of polymerization were measured at different concentrations of oxidant, activator, and monomer. Peroxydiphosphate alone did not initiate polymerization under deaerated and undeaerated conditions. Addition of certain water-miscible organic solvents and neutral salts depress the rate and conversion. On the basis of experimental observations of the dependence of the rate of polymerization on various variables, a suitable kinetic scheme has been proposed.     

Polymerization of Methacrylamide Initiated by Ceric Ion-Citric Acid Redox System

Homogeneous polymerization of methacrylamide initiated by the ceric ammonium sulfate-citric acid (CA) redox pair has been investigated and reported at 35 ± 0.2°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The initiation was caused by the free radical generated by the decomposition of the complex formed between ceric ion and citric acid. The rate of monomer disappearance was found to be proportional to [CA]^0.4, [Ce^0.4+]^0.65, and [Monomer]¹ The rate of ceric ion disappearance was directly proportional to the ceric ion concentration but independent of the monomer concentration. The initial rate was independent of [H₂SO₄]. The activation energy of the system was found to be 21.4 kJ/mol.     

Aqueous Redox Polymerization of Acrylamide Initiated by Lactic Acid/Permanganate

Acrylamide was polymerized in aqueous solution at 35 ± 0.2°C with the redox pair potassium permanganate/lactic acid. The kinetics of polymerization was followed iodometrically. The effect of monomer, potassium permanganate, and lactic acid concentration and temperature on the rate of polymerization was studied. The dependence of the number-average degree of polymerization on the initial rate of polymerization and temperature was also determined.     

Aqueous Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by the Bromate-Thiourea Redox System

The aqueous polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the bromate-thiourea redox system in dilute HC1 has been investigated under nitrogen atmosphere. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing concentration of thiourea in the range 5 × 10^?3?10 × 10^?3 M. The percentage of conversion increases with increasing concentration of the catalyst, but beyond 1.5 × 10^?2 M, there is a decreasing trend in the rate of polymerization. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing monomer concentration, but beyond 0.184 M the polymerization rate decreases due to gel effect. The rate of polymerization increases with temperature up to 35°C and beyond 40°C a decreasing trend is noticed. The effect of water miscible organic solvents, certain neutral salts on the rate of polymerization has also been investigated.     

等离子体引发丙烯酰胺的反相悬浮聚合

通过等离子体引发技术进行了丙烯酰胺的反相悬浮聚合研究,考察了后聚合时间,放电时间,放电功率,单体浓度,分散剂浓度及溶剂极性对聚合物分子量和转化率的影响。结果发现：延长后聚合时间有利于反应的进行,而在聚合反应中存在着一个最佳的单体浓度值,增加溶剂的极性有利于反应进行,降低体系中空气残留量也有利于反应进行。     

非手性席夫碱-异丙氧基铝引发外消旋丙交酯的立构选择性聚合

摘要以非手性的席夫碱-异丙氧基铝(Ⅱ)引发外消旋丙交酯(rac-LA)的立构选择性聚合. 其聚合动力学研究结果表明, 聚合反应对于单体符合一级反应动力学. 所得聚合物的数均分子量与单体转化率成正比, 并且分子量分布很窄, 表明该聚合反应具有良好的可控性. 此外所得的聚外消旋乳酸是tm为179 ℃的结晶性聚合物. 13C NMR和同核去偶1H NMR谱表明, 所得的聚乳酸是一种立构嵌段聚合物, 平均嵌段长度为11个乳酸单元.     

Polymerization of Styrene Initiated by Photoexcited Charge-Transfer Complex

Photopolymerization of styrene in the presence of pyromellitic dianhydride, an electron acceptor which forms a charge-transfer complex with the monomer, was studied. Polymerization was initiated by illumination with a light of wavelength longer than 350 nm, where only the charge-transfer absorption band exists. It was found that the reaction involves cationic and radical polymerizations and that the reaction course strongly depends on polarity of the system. It was also suggested by the dependence of the rate of polymerization on light intensity and temperature that the cationic polymerization consists of free ion and ion-pair polymerizations. These results were compared with those of the photoinduced cationic polymerization of α-methylstyrene, which has previously been studied.     

Studies on Vinyl Polymerization: Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate by Permanganate-Malonic Acid Initiator System

Aqueous polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the permanganate-malonic acid redox pair has been studied under atmospheric conditions in the temperature range of 35 to 45°C. The effect of monomer, permanganate, and malonic acid concentrations and temperature on the rate of polymerization was studied. The effect of various water-soluble salts and solvents has been investigated. The rate of polymerization of the permanganate-malonic acid system was compared with the rates involved in various other systems consisting of oxalic acid, citric acid, and tartaric acid coupled with permanganate under similar conditions. The end-group of the polymer has been characterized by IR spectra. A suitable kinetic scheme has been proposed, and appropriate rate expressions have been derived on this basis and explained in the light of experimental findings.     

Studies on the Kinetics of Polymerization of Styrene Initiated by Arsenic Trichloride

Abstract

The cationic polymerization of styrene initiated by arsenic trichloride (AsCl₃) in the presence of traces of acetic acid (co-catalyst) at -8, -4, and 0°C for 100 min using the dilatometric technique in an inert atmosphere yielded low molecular weight polymer. The rate of polymerization (R_p) is a direct function of the concentration of AsCl₃, monomer, and polar solvent, but inversely proportional to the polymerization temperature and nonpolar solvent. Hydroquinone has no effect on R_p Various kinetic parameters have been evaluated and a kinetic scheme is proposed.     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by the Mn(III)/Ethane Thiol Redox System

Abstract

Kinetics of vinyl polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the redox system Mn(III)/ethane thiol were investigated in aqueous sulfuric acid in the temperature range of 30-45°C. The rate of polymerization, rate of manganic ion disappearance, etc. were measured. The effect of certain water-miscible organic solvents, neutral electrolytes, and organic nitrogen compounds on the rate has been investigated. A mechanism involving the formation of a complex between Mn(III) and the thiol, whose decomposition yields the initiating free radical with the polymerization being terminated by mutual combination of the growing radicals, has been suggested.     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by the Redox System,K2S2O8-Citric Acid Catalyzed by Silver Ion

The polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the redox system K₂S₂O₈-citric acid catalyzed by Ag⁺ ion has been studied over the temperature range 35–50°C. The rate of polymerization is proportional to the square root of peroxydisulfate concentration. The initial rate increases with increasing citric acid concentration, but at relatively higher concentration of citric acid the rate decreases. The rate of polymerization also increases with increasing monomer concentration and temperature. The overall activation energy calculated from the Arrhenius plot was found to be 4.6 kcal/mole. On the basis of the observation, a suitable kinetic scheme has been proposed for the reaction.     

Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by the Redox System Peroxydisulfate-Cyclohexanol in the Presence of Silver Ion Catalyst

The kinetics of the polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by the redox system peroxydisulfate-cyclohexanol catalyzed by silver ion has been studied. The rate of polymerization was found to be directly proportional to the first power of monomer concentration and the square roots of peroxydisulfate, cyclohexanol, and silver ion concentrations. The effect of temperature has been investigated in the range of 35 to 60°C and the overall activation energy was found to be 4.6 kcal/mol from the Arrhenius plot. A plausible kinetic scheme has been proposed to account for the observations.     

Polymerization of 2-Oxazolines. I. Cationic Polymerization of 2-Phenyl-2-oxazoline Initiated by Various Oxazolinium Salts of Monomer with Brbnsted Acids

Abstract

Various kinds of the complexes of 2-phenyl-2-oxazoline with various Bronsted acids were prepared. From the elementary analysis and spectroscopic analysis of the complex, it was identified to be an equimolar oxazolinium salt. The monomer could be polymerized with the oxazolinium salt to give N-benzoyl-polyethylenimine. The polymer yield in bulk polymerization was linearly proportional to the reaction time, and the number-average degree of polymerization of the polymer obtained at the complete conversion was proportional to the initial molar ratio of the monomer to the complex. The catalytic activities of the oxazolinium salts increased with a decrease in the pK_avalue of Bronsted acid in water. The results of the infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the oxazolinium salt at room temperature and elevated temperature indicated that the change of the double bond character of the imino and ether linkages is brought about by the complexation. On the basis of these results, the mechanism of the polymerization was proposed.     

Aqueous Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Potassium Peroxydisulfate-Ascorbic Acid Redox System

The aqueous polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the redox system K₂S₂O₈-ascorbic acid has been studied at 35°C under the influence of oxygen. The rate of polymerization increases with increasing ascorbic acid concentration at low activator concentration, remains constant within the range 4.375 × 10^?3 to 11.25 × 10^?3 mole/liter, and at higher ascorbic acid concentration again decreases. The rate varies linearly with monomer concentration. The initial rate and the limiting conversion increase with increasing polymerization temperature. Organic solvents (water-miscible only) and small amounts of neutral salts like KC1 and Na₂SO₄ depress the initial rate and the maximum conversion. The addition of small amounts of salts like Cu²⁺ and Mn²⁺ increases the initial rate, but no appreciable increase in the limiting conversion is observed.     

Aqueous Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by the Mn(lll)-Fructose Redox System

The kinetics of vinyl polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the redox system Mn³-fructose were investigated in aqueous sulfuric acid in the temperature range of 20-25°C, and the rates of polymerization and disappearance of Mn³⁺ were measured. The effect of certain water-miscible organic solvents and certain cationic and anionic surfactants on the rate of polymerization has been investigated. A mechanism involving the formation of a complex between Mn³⁺ and fructose whose decomposition yields the initiating free radical with the polymerization being terminated by the metal ion has been suggested.     

Aqueous Polymerization of Acrylamide Initiated by Glycolic Acid/Ce4+ Redox System

The aqueous polymerization of acrylamide initiated by the glycolic acid/Ce⁴⁺ redox system was studied in sulfuric acid medium at 35 ± 0.2°C under a nitrogen atmosphere. The initiation was carried out by the free radical generated in the decomposition of the complex formed between the oxidant and the reductant. The monomer disappearance was found to be proportional to [GA]^0,89[Ce⁴⁺]^0.57[M]^1.0, and the rate of ceric ion disappearance was found to be directly proportional to [Ce⁴⁺] and [GA] but independent of [M]. The activation energy of the system was found to be 7.21 kcal/deg/mol. The molecular weight of polyacrylamide increased with increasing [monomer] and decreased with increasing [catalyst]. The effect of pH was also studied in the pH range 2.22 to 1.44.     

Vinyl Polymerization. 287. Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by the Polyacrylonitrile-Water-Cupric Ion System

Abstract

Methyl methacrylate was found to be polymerized by the system polyacrylonitrile-water-cupric ion without any added initiator. Addition of carbon tetrachloride to this system greatly increased the polymerization rate. Acrylonitrile and styrene did not polymerize in this system. The kinetic behavior of polymerization was the same as the system consisting'of cellulose or nylon instead of polyacrylonitrile. When the flaky polyacrylo-nitrile was swelled or dissolved by the solvent DMF, the conversion and the degree of polymerization of the poly-methyl methacrylate formed decreased markedly. Commercial acrylic fiber also initiated polymerization but the activity was lower than with flaky polyacrylonitrile, even after steam treatment, because of the poor permeability of monomer into the fiber.     

Polymerization of 1,P-Epoxides Initiated by Tetraalkyl Aluminates. I. Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide in the Presence of Sodium Tetrabutyl Aluminate

The polymerization of ethylene oxide (EO) initiated by NaA1Bu₄ is shown to proceed upon initial complex formation between monomer and initiator. In polymerization in toluene a high order of the kinetic equation with respect to initiator was found, indicating that chain propagation proceeds on dimers and trimers of the active center. An induction time of polymerization in THF is observed. It is necessary to reach a specific concentration of the NaAIBu₄.EO complexes which take part in the polymerization process. The wide molecular weight distribution, the high effectivity coefficient (initiation efficiency), and the polymerization rate increase with polymer yield are evidence of a polycentric polymerization mechanism.     

Vinyl Polymerization by Metal Complexes. XV. Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Initiated by Imidazole-Copper(II) Complex

The polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated with the imidazole-copper (II) complexes was studied in dimethylsulfoxide solution. The ability of the complexes to initiate polymerization seems to depend on their anion. 2-Substituted imidazole-copper (II) complexes of the type, CuL₄X₂ (L = imidazole as ligand and X = anion), were also found to initiate vinyl polymerization. From the data of electronic spectra in dimethylsulfoxide solution, the initiation mechanism is discussed in terms of the formation of the active species by the interaction of the complex with monomer molecules.