Monomers and Derivatives

Homopolymers.—Vinyl Monomers and Derivatives. Robinson et al. have described an exhaustive study of the measurement of poly(vinyl chloride) tacticity by H n.m.r. It was found that different solutions of the same polymer were less reproducible than repeat runs on the same solution i.e. sampling errors were greater than instrumental factors. Overall, one must use several samples for maximum precision, and combine results from both CH and CHj signals. The sensitivity of C resonance frequencies to small structural changes is illustrated by reports of the resolution of configurational pentads in polymers of 

Dienes. The structural analysis of diene polymers is complicated by the possible occurrence of (a) cis- or trans-, A addition, (b) 1,2- or 3,4-addition, and (c) head-head and tail-tail addition, but again n.m.r., C in particular, provides a powerful approach. Studies reported are of polymers of butadiene (type a structures ), penta-1,3-diene (a and a-i-b ), hexa-2,4-diene, isoprene (a-l-b and c ), 2,3-dlmethylbuta-l,3-diene (a ), chloropene (a+b,  

Hatada, K. Nagata, T. Hasegawa, and H. Yuki, Makromol Chem., 1977, 178, 2413. 

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Various strategies for the syntheses of either aliphatic or aromatic functional fluorinated monomers have been proposed in the hterature. Because of their costs, they have been involved in copolymerization with fluoroalkenes, and although a lack of basic research is noted (e.g., no assessment of the reactivity ratios), many apphed investigations have been developed. In fact, most companies producing fluorinated monomers and derivatives have solved the challenge to prepare fluorocopolymers bearing sulfonic acid side groups. Nevertheless, quite a few studies concern phosphonic acid function. Compared with direct copolymerization, the alternative to prepare fluorofunctional copolymers by chemical modification of polymers is often employed. 

Auto-association of A-4-thiazoline-2-thione and 4-alkyl derivatives has been deduced from infrared spectra of diluted solutions in carbon tetrachloride (58. 77). Results are interpretated (77) in terms of an equilibrium between monomer and cyclic dimer. The association constants are strongly dependent on the electronic and steric effects of the alkyl substituents in the 4- and 5-positions, respectively. This behavior is well shown if one compares the results for the unsubstituted compound (K - 1200 M" ,). 4-methyl-A-4-thiazoline-2-thione K = 2200 M ). and 5-methyl-4-r-butyl-A-4-thiazoline-2-thione K=120 M ) (58). 

Acrylics. Acetone is converted via the intermediate acetone cyanohydrin to the monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) [80-62-6]. The MMA is polymerized to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to make the familiar clear acryUc sheet. PMMA is also used in mol ding and extmsion powders. Hydrolysis of acetone cyanohydrin gives methacrylic acid (MAA), a monomer which goes direcdy into acryUc latexes, carboxylated styrene—butadiene polymers, or ethylene—MAA ionomers. As part of the methacrylic stmcture, acetone is found in the following major end use products acryUc sheet mol ding resins, impact modifiers and processing aids, acryUc film, ABS and polyester resin modifiers, surface coatings, acryUc lacquers, emulsion polymers, petroleum chemicals, and various copolymers (see METHACRYLIC ACID AND DERIVATIVES METHACRYLIC POLYMERS). 

Copolymer composition can be predicted for copolymerizations with two or more components, such as those employing acrylonitrile plus a neutral monomer and an ionic dye receptor. These equations are derived by assuming that the component reactions involve only the terminal monomer unit of the chain radical. The theory of multicomponent polymerization kinetics has been treated (35,36). 

Formaldehyde is noted for its reactivity and its versatility as a chemical intermediate. It is used in the form of anhydrous monomer solutions, polymers, and derivatives (see Acetal resins). 

Synthesis and Properties. Polyquinolines are formed by the step-growth polymerization of o-aminophenyl (aryl) ketone monomers and ketone monomers with alpha hydrogens (mosdy acetophenone derivatives). Both AA—BB and AB-type polyquinolines are known as well as a number of copolymers. Polyquinolines have often been prepared by the Friedlander reaction (88), which involves either an acid- or a base-catalyzed condensation of an (9-amino aromatic aldehyde or ketone with a ketomethylene compound, producing quinoline. Surveys of monomers and their syntheses and properties have beenpubhshed (89—91). 

Cuprous salts catalyze the oligomerization of acetylene to vinylacetylene and divinylacetylene (38). The former compound is the raw material for the production of chloroprene monomer and polymers derived from it. Nickel catalysts with the appropriate ligands smoothly convert acetylene to benzene (39) or 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene (40—42). Polymer formation accompanies these transition-metal catalyzed syntheses. 

The a-oxygen-substituted hydroperoxides and dialkyl peroxides comprise a great variety as shown in Figure 1. When discussing peroxides derived from ketones and hydrogen peroxide, (1) is often referred to as a ketone peroxide monomer and (2) as a ketone peroxide dimer. 

Acrylic Polymers. Although considerable information on the plasticization of acryUc resins is scattered throughout journal and patent hterature, the subject is compHcated by the fact that acryUc resins constitute a large family of polymers rather than a single polymeric species. An infinite variation in physical properties may be obtained through copolymerization of two or more acryUc monomers selected from the available esters of acryUc and methacryhc acid (30) (see Acrylic esterpolya rs Methacrylic acid and derivatives). 

Flammability. Dimer and trimer acids, as well as monomer acids derived from dimer acid processing, are neither flammable nor combustible as defined by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and do not represent a fire ha2ard ... 

Carbon, hydrogen and possibly oxygen Resin and derivatives Natural drying oils Cellulose derivatives Alkyd resins Epoxy resins (uncured) Phenol-formaldehyde resins Polystyrene Acrylic resins Natural and synthetic rubbers Carbon monoxide Aldehydes (particularly formaldehyde, acrolein and unsaturated aldehydes) Carboxylic acids Phenols Unsaturated hydrocarbons Monomers, e.g. from polystyrene and acrylic resins... 

However, there are also examples of addition across a strained carbon-carbon single bond, as occurs with bicyclobutane1 and derivatives (Scheme 4.21, Scheme 4.22).180,181 Interestingly, l-cyano-2,2,4,4-letramethylbieylobulane (31) is reported to provide a polykctcniminc (Scheme 4.22).183 This is the only known examples of a a-cyanoalkyl radical adding monomer via nitrogen. 

For very active transfer agents, the transfer agent-derived radical (T ) may partition between adding to monomer and reacting with the polymeric transfer agent (Pn 1) even at low conversions. The transfer constant measured according to the Mayo or related methods will appear to be dependent on the transfer agent concentration (and on the monomer conversion).40 2 A reverse transfer constant can be defined as follows (eq. 20) ... 

It is possible to exercise control over this form of compositional heterogeneity (i. e. the functionality distribution) by careful selection of the functional monomer and/or the transfer agent taking into account the reactivities of the radical species, monomers, and transfer agents, and their functionality.11 250 Relative reactivities of initiator and transfer agent-derived radicals towards monomers are summarized in Section 3.4. Some values for transfer constants are provided in Chapter 6. 

Radical induced grafting may be carried out in solution, in the melt phase,292 29 or as a solid state process.296 This section will focus on melt phase grafting to polyolefin substrates but many of the considerations are generic. The direct grafting of monomers onto polymers, in particular polyolefins, in the melt phase by reactive extrusion has been widely studied. Most recently, the subject has been reviewed by Moad1 9 and by Russell.292 More details on reactive extrusion as a technique can be found in volumes edited by Xanthos," A1 Malaika and Baker et a 21 7 The process most often involves combining a frcc-radical initiator (most commonly a peroxide) and a monomer or macromonomer with the polyolefin as they are conveyed through the extruder. Monomers commonly used in this context include MAII (Section 7.6.4.1), maleimidc derivatives and malcate esters (Section 7.6.4.2), (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylate esters (Section 7.6.43), S, AMS and derivatives (Section 7.6.4.4), vinylsilancs (Section 7.6.4.5) and vinyl oxazolines (Section 7.6.4.6). 

It is also necessary to select the initiator according to the particular monomer(s) and the substrate. Factors to consider in this context, aside from initiator half-lives and decomposition rates, are the partition coefficient ot the initiator between the monomer and polyolefin phases and the reactivity of the monomer vs the polyolefin towards the initiator-derived radicals. 

Kammerer ei aL1(n m have conducted extensive studies on the template polymerization of acrylate or methacrylate derivatives of polyphenolic oligomers 22 with X n < 5 (Scheme 8.14). Under conditions of low "monomer" and high initiator concentration they found that X n for the daughter polymer was the same as X n for the parent. The possibility of using such templates to control microstructure was considered but not reported. 

A number of recent papers have explored enzyme-mediated polymerization. Monomers polymerized include MMA, S, AM and derivatives. The area has been reviewed by Singh and Kaplan222 and Gross et al. n... 

NMP has mainly been used for S polymerization (9.3.6.5.1) and, to a lesser extent, acrylate (9.3.6.5.2) polymerization. The early and much current work has focused on the use of TEMPO and derivatives. The open chain nitroxides 86-91 ( fable 9.3) provide broader though still restricted utility. Some of the previously difficult monomers that have recently been tackled successfully include HEA,196 DM AM197 and A A198 199 with nitroxide 89. 

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