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Synthesis and polymerization of N ‐trimethylsilylacrylamide: A hydrophobic acrylamide
Author(s) -
Dasgupta Arnab,
Sivaram Swaminathan
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.1994.021951007
Subject(s) - benzoyl peroxide , acrylamide , monomer , copolymer , styrene , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymerization , hydrolysis , polyacrylamide , polymer , benzene , peroxide , organic chemistry
N ‐Trimethylsilylacrylamide (TMSAm), a hydrophobic acrylamide, has been synthesized and characterized. The monomer could be polymerized in benzene by 2,2′‐azoisobutyronitrile or benzoyl peroxide to poly(TMSAm). The silylated polymer was characterized with 1 H NMR. Poly(TMSAm) is stable in the absence of moisture. It could be quantitatively hydrolyzed to polyacrylamide under mild conditions. The monomer has been copolymerized with styrene in benzene by benzoyl peroxide to yield polymers which on hydrolysis give copolymers of acrylamide and styrene.