Hydrogen bonding in poly(styrene-mono-ethyl-maleate)

This paper studies the styrene-(mono-ethyl-maleate) copolymer using IR spec troscopy. The copolymer was obtained by styrene copolymerization with malei c anhydride, in ethanol as the reaction medium. The IR spectra recorded giv e information concerning the physico-chemical structure, the monomer ratio and emphasize the intermolecular interactions corresponding to the hydrogen bond associations. The elevated temperature studies (90-130 degrees C) all owed us to establish the equilibrium constants, the enthalphy and entropy v ariation, values of -4.2 kcal mol(-1) and -3.7 e.u. mol(-1), respectively, being obtained. (C) 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers.