Abstract
Photoinitiated polymerization of 4-methylene-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (1) was carried out using either tris (4-methylphenyl)sulfonium hexafluoroantimonate or 4-decyloxyphenyl phenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate as initiators. 1H-NMR analyses confirmed exclusive ring-opening while DSC and SEC were used to determine the glass transition temperatures (Tgs) and molecular weights, respectively. Photoinitiated cationic copolymerizations of 1 were investigated with several acyclic and cyclic monomers. Copolymerization of 1 with vinyl ethers and a spiroorthoester resulted in copolymers whose thermal properties were dependent on comonomer ratios. Copolymers of 1 and dihydrofuran or dihydropyran afforded soluble polymers with Tgs significantly higher than the homopolymer of 1.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2207-2219 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
Keywords
- 4-methylene-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane
- Copolymerization
- Photoinitiated cationic polymerization
- Poly(alkylene ether ketone)s
- Ring-opening polymerization