SPONTANEOUS COPOLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLIC-ACID WITH 2-METHYL-2-THIAZOLINE

Acrylic acid as an electrophilic monomer was copolymerized in the abse nce of initiator under various experimental conditions with 2-methyl-2 -thiazoline as a nucleophilic monomer. The copolymers were characteriz ed by elemental analysis, FT-i.r., H-1-NMR and C-13-NMR spectroscopy. The copolymer compositions were determined by elemental analyses. All the copolymers are statistical; they are rich in acrylic acid units. F rom the copolymer compositions, FT-i.r., H-1-NMR and C-13-NMR spectra, it was possible to suggest a copolymer structure.