ALTERNATING COPOLYMERS - MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE WITH CYCLIC OLEFINS - INFLUENCE OF THE CYCLIC OLEFIN ON THE COPOLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND PROPERTIES OF THE COPOLYMERS
C. Cincu et al., ALTERNATING COPOLYMERS - MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE WITH CYCLIC OLEFINS - INFLUENCE OF THE CYCLIC OLEFIN ON THE COPOLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND PROPERTIES OF THE COPOLYMERS, Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry, A33, 1996, pp. 83-91
Maleic anhydride has been copolymerized with various cyclic olefins su
ch as cyclohexene, cyclooctene, cyclododecene, norbornene, indene and
thiophene. The resulting copolymers are alternating and the mechanism
of the reaction can be explained by a charge-transfer complex. The inf
luence of the starting cyclic olefin has been studied, and showing tha
t the rate of the reaction largely depends on the nature of the olefin
.