Abstract

Acrylonitrile was copolymerized with 8-methacryloxy-quinoline in Dimethylformamide using azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator. The composition of the copolymers was determined by nitrogen analysis and the monomer reactivity ratios (r₁ and r₂) were calculated. Both the homopolymer and the copolymers was characterized by a variety of spectral and thermal methods. Thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis data showed that the comonomer (MAQ) initiates the nitrile oligomerization reaction in the copolymer upon heating. A mechanism for the initiation of (MAQ) units in the nitrile copolymers was also proposed.

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