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Preparation of high molecular weight poly( N ‐vinylcarbazole) in high yield by low‐temperature precipitation polymerization of N ‐vinylcarbazole
Author(s) -
Lyoo Won Seok,
Oh Jae Min,
Kim Dae Heum,
Kim Joon Ho,
Yoon Won Sik,
Ji Byung Chul,
Ghim Han Do,
Lee Chul Joo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0126(200011)49:11<1324::aid-pi485>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - polymerization , dispersity , methanol , molar mass distribution , precipitation polymerization , polymer chemistry , yield (engineering) , solvent , solution polymerization , degree of polymerization , chemistry , radical polymerization , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
To produce high molecular weight poly( N ‐vinylcarbazole) (PVCZ) with high conversion, N ‐vinylcarbazole (VCZ) was heterogeneously polymerized in methanol at 30, 40 and 50 °C using a low temperature initiator, 2,2′‐azobis(2,4‐dimethylvaleronitrile) (ADMVN), and the effects of polymerization temperature and concentration of initiator and solvent on the polymerization behaviour and molecular parameters of PVCZ investigated. Globally, experimental results correspond to predicted ones. Low polymerization temperature using ADMVN and a heterogeneous system using methanol proved to be successful in obtaining poly( N ‐vinylcarbazole) (PVCZ) of high molecular weight and high conversion with small temperature rise during polymerization, although free radical polymerization by azoinitiator was used. The polymerization rate of VCZ in methanol at 30 °C is proportional to the 0.88th power of ADMVN concentration. The molecular weight is higher and the molecular weight distribution is narrower with PVCZ polymerized at lower temperatures. For PVCZ produced in methanol at 30 °C using an ADMVN concentration of 0.0001 mol/mol of VCZ, a weight average molecular weight of 1 750 000 g mol −1 is obtained, with a polydispersity index of 1.82 © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry