T. Imamoglu et al., POLYMERS WITH ACYLOXIME ESTER GROUPS IN THE MAIN-CHAIN .2. PHOTOCHEMICAL-SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK-COPOLYMERS, Die Angewandte makromolekulare Chemie, 224, 1995, pp. 145-151
Block copolymers of styrene and methyl methacrylate (MMA) were prepare
d in a two-stage free-radical polymerization by means of an azo-acylox
ime ester (AGE) initiator. In the first stage, photosensitive styrene
prepolymers were synthesized by using AOE initiator. These polymers we
re photolysed in the presence of MMA in the second stage to form block
copolymers. The block copolymer structure was elucidated by means of
extraction by appropriate solvents, GPC analysis and IR and NMR spectr
al measurements.