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Synthesis and monomer reactivity ratios of (vinylcyclohexane-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) copolymer

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Abstract

A copolymer containing vinylcyclohexane (VCH) and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (VP) at different compositions was synthesized and characterized. The monomer reactivity ratios (MRR) were estimated by using the classical Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tüdõs linear fitting methods. These parameters were also estimated using a nonlinear computational fitting procedure, known as reactivity ratios error in variable model (RREVM). In this case, the values of MRR are rVP = 2.2 and rVCH = 0.0. Composition shifts and MRR values for (vinylcyclohexane-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) copolymer (VCH-co-VP) are interpreted in terms of the relative comonomeric structures. A copolymer with zones containing VP blocks with isolated units of VCH between them is obtained. The presence or absence of the resonance stabilization effect is taken into account. The results are compared with those of similar related copolymeric systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1371-1375
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Polymer Journal
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aromaticity
  • Copolymer compositions
  • Monomer reactivity ratios
  • N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone
  • Reactivity ratios error in variable model
  • Vinylcyclohexane

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