Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.39, No.12, 2043-2048, 2001
Solvent effect on the free-radical copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate with t-butyl acrylate
The free-radical copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate with t-butyl acrylate was carried out at 50 degreesC in bulk and in 3 mol.L-1 1,4-dioxane and N,N ' -dimethylformamide solutions. Differences between the apparent reactivity ratios determined in this work indicated a noticeable solvent effect. This is explained with a qualitative bootstrap effect.
Keywords:2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate;t-butyl acrylate;radical copolymerization;reactivity ratios;solvent effects;bootstrap effect;hydrogen bonding