I. Sideridoukarayannidou et G. Seretoudi, COPOLYMERS OF N-VINYLCARBAZOLE AND N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE, Journal of applied polymer science, 64(9), 1997, pp. 1815-1824
Copolymers of N-vinylcarbazole (NVC) and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methac
rylate (DNAEMA) were prepared by free-radical polymerization in a tolu
ene solution at 60 degrees C using 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN)
as an initiator. The reactivity ratios of both monomers were calculate
d using the extended Kelen-Tudos method and found to be r(1) = 0.441 =
/- 0.052 and r(2) = 1.632 +/- 0.102. The microstructure of copolymer c
hains is described on the basis of first-order Markov statistics. The
microstructure of copolymers was also studied by UV and H-1-NMR spectr
oscopy. Copolymers were characterized by viscosity and number-average
molecular weight ((M) over bar(n)) measurements. The glass transition
temperatures (T-g) of the copolymers were determined calorimetrically
and the variation of T-g with the copolymer composition is discussed.
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