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Polymerizations of nitroalkyl acrylates
Author(s) -
Tanaka Atsushi,
Sasaki Kenichi,
Hozumi Yukio,
Hashimoto Osamu
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1964.070080428
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , monomer , acrylonitrile , acrylate , methyl methacrylate , polymerization , styrene , methacrylate , materials science , polymer , methyl acrylate , acrylate polymer , steric effects , polyester , chemistry , organic chemistry
We have prepared some nitroalkyl acrylates and methacrylates by a method involving alcoholysis, and investigated their polymerizability. 2‐Nitrobutyl acrylate (NBA) was extensively studied. The especially purified NBA monomer has good polymerizability without inhibiting radical polymerization and gives a thermally stable polymer. From copolymerization experiments with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and acrylonitrile, the Q and e values of NBA were estimated to be 0.47 and 0.85, respectively. The copolymerization behavior of NBA with some polyglycol dimethacrylates and unsaturated polyesters are comparable to those of n ‐butyl acrylate. This monomer has little tendency to polymerize with organometallic initiators, but some polymers obtained are found to be crystalline. The polar and steric effects of the nitro group situated on the ester side chain are discussed.