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The first stage of the carbonization of acrylonitrile copolymers conta
ining carboxyl groups has been investigated using IR spectroscopy. The
absorption band at 2940 cm-1 can be used as a reference for the evalu
ation of thermo-oxidative processes at a temperature of 180 +/- 2-degr
ees-C. The hydrophilicity of the polymer determines the rate of the fo
rmation of polyconjugated structures in the copolymers containing itac
onic acid. Methyl methacrylate does not enter into thermooxidative sta
bilization during the initial stage of heat treatment.