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Graft copolymerization of styrene onto cellulose acetate p ‐nitrobenzoate by chain transfer reaction
Author(s) -
Nakamura Shigeo,
Yoshikawa Eimei,
Matsuzaki Kei
Publication year - 1980
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.1980.070250903
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , styrene , nitro , double bond , chain transfer , cellulose , chemistry , cellulose acetate , radical , polymer , side chain , organic chemistry , radical polymerization , alkyl
Styrene was grafted onto cellulose acetate p ‐nitrobenzoate (CANB) by chain transfer reaction of growing polymer radicals to the pendant nitro groups of CANB. A copolymer with a branch for every 17.2 nitro groups was obtained. This result indicates that the pendant aromatic nitro group is more effective in obtaining a graft copolymer by radical mechanism than pendant double bond on the trunk polymer previously reported, where graft copolymers with a branch for several hundred of double bonds are produced.