Cv. Bindushree et al., P-CUMYLPHENYL METHACRYLATE - SYNTHESIS, POLYMERIZATION, AND COPOLYMERIZATION, Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry, A35(1), 1998, pp. 183-191
A new methacrylic monomer from the reaction of methacryloyl chloride w
ith p-cumylphenol has been synthesized. The effect of sterically bulky
p-cumylphenyl group on homopolymerization and copolymerization was ex
amined. In copolymers, p-cumylphenyl methacrylate increases the T-g of
acrylic polymers. The T-g of the copolymers as determined by DSC agre
es with both the Flory-Fox and Gordon-Taylor relationships.