METAL POLYMERS - SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR-WEIGHTS OF METAL POLY(N-BUTYL METHACRYLATES) .6.

Butyl methacrylate colloids were obtained by codeposition at 77 K of t he monomer with several metals such as Au, Pd, Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Ge, Sn, Sb and Bi. The colloids were polymerized with different a mounts of initiator (AIBN) at 65-degrees-C for 30 min and a wide range of viscosity average molecular weights (MvBAR, 10(3)-10(5)) were obta ined depending upon the metal used. The metal colloid concentration an d stability are reported. The thermal stability and metal composition are also described. The polymers are stable even at 290-degrees-C, Pd- poly(n-butyl methacrylates) being the most stable. The metal content i s ranging between 0.01 and 0.66%. Polymers with different colors were obtained depending on the metal used.