FEATURES OF PREPARATION, PROPERTIES, AND PROSPECTS OF APPLICATION OF N-VINYLSUCCINIMIDE POLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS

Experimental data on preparation of N-vinylsuccinimide polymers and co polymers under various conditions are summarized and correlated. The e ffect of the preparation procedure on the solubility and molecular wei ght of the resulting polymers is discussed. The constants of copolymer ization of N-vinylsuccinimide with other monomers are given, and the e ffect of reaction conditions on the copolymerization constants and com position nonuniformity of the resulting copolymers is discussed. The f eatures of reactions in chains of N-vinylsuccinimide polymers and copo lymers and the possibility of directed hydrolysis of the copolymers ar e discussed. Physicomechanical, thermal, electrical, and other propert ies of N-vinylsuccinimide polymers and copolymers as well as data on t oxicity of their polymeric analogs are presented. Promising fields of application of N-vinylsuccinimide polymers and copolymers and their po lymeric analogs are outlined, in particular, preparation of antiviral, antibacterial, antitubercular, and other drugs with a prolonged thera peutic effect.