COMPLEX-RADICAL TERPOLYMERIZATION OF ALLYLGLYCIDYL ETHER, MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE, AND METHYL-METHACRYLATE - DESIGN OF SELF-CROSS-LINKING MACROMOLECULES

Radical copolymerization of donor-acceptor monomers, i.e., allylglycid yl ether (AGE), maleic anhydride (MA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) ar e studied, where binary copolymerization of AGE...MA complex with MMA is obtained. Constants of charge transfer complex formation (K-c) and copolymerization (r(1) and r(2)) are determined by H-1-NMR and Kelen-T udos methods, respectively. It is found that synthesized film-forming terpolymers with free epoxy and anhydride groups on side chain of macr omolecules are being crosslinked easily under the effect of temperatur e and/or UV-irradiation. Observed crosslinking effect is proved by the DTA, TGA, and IR spectroscopic analyses. It is shown that complex-rad ical terpolymerization is very convenient method for the designing of reactive functional macromolecules of linear structure with self-cross linking properties which can serve as a basis for the use in photolith ographic applications. (C) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.