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Graft copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and polythiophene
Author(s) -
Hallensleben Manfred L.,
Hollwedel Fred,
Stanke Dietmar
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.021961108
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , methacrylate , methyl methacrylate , nitromethane , polymerization , chemistry , polythiophene , radical polymerization , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry , conductive polymer
2‐(2‐Thienyl)ethyl methacrylate (2TEMA, 1 ), 2‐(3‐thienyl)ethyl methacrylate (3TEMA,2) and 2‐( N ‐pyrrolyl)ethyl methacrylate (PEMA, 3 ) were synthesized and copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) by radical initiation with AIBN. The reactivity ratios for the system MMA/2TEMA were determined to be r MMA = 0,57 ± 0,09 and r 2TEMA = 0,90 ± 0,03. Thiophen was grafted into the copolymers from 1 – 3 via oxidative polymerization in nitromethane. The graft copolymers were soluble as aggregates, and films cast from these solutions reached conductivities in the range of 0,2 to 0,4 S/cm.