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Study of the structure of poly(methyl methacrylate) obtained in the presence of potassium hydride
Author(s) -
Stolarzewicz Andrzej,
MorejkoBuż Barbara,
Neugebauer Dorota
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0231(20001215)14:23<2170::aid-rcm149>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - chemistry , methyl methacrylate , hydride , electrospray ionization , mass spectrometry , polymer , potassium , electrospray , tandem mass spectrometry , poly(methyl methacrylate) , macromolecule , methacrylate , polymer chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , polymerization , metal , biochemistry
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS) in positive‐ and negative‐ion mode and multi‐step tandem mass spectrometry (ESI‐ MS n ) were selected for the determination of the structure of poly(methyl methacrylate) obtained using potassium hydride as initiator. Macromolecules with methoxy and methyl starting groups, i.e. those situated at the beginning of the polymer backbone, were observed in this case. No other differences in the chain structure were found in the polymer. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.