Synthesis, Characterization and Copolymerization of 2-[4-(2-Oxazolinyl)-Phenoxyjethyl Methacrylate with Hema and Copolymer Crosslinking Reactions

Autor: Yongpeng Xue, Bill M. Culbertson, Yuhua Tong
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A. 35:1651-1666
ISSN: 1520-5738
1060-1325
DOI: 10.1080/10601329808000977
Popis: The bifunctional monomer 2-[4-(2-oxazolinyl) phenoxy]ethyl meth-acrylate [OPEM] was prepared in good yield using the starting material 4-cyanophenol, via a multi-step synthesis method. Since OPEM is very similar to 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate [HEMA], OPEM readily copolymerizes with HEMA, using typical free radical initiators. In the presence of proton sources, such as alcohols and acids and using cationic initiators, the oxazoline groups undergo ring-opening polymerization, resulting in crosslinking. The free radical copolymerization and cationic polymerization were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry [DSC]. † Currently at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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