Abstract
Several new crosslinkers have been synthesized for evaluation in superabsorbent polymers. These crosslinkers are allyl endcapped polyethylene glycols (PEG) of 200, 600, and 3400 molecular weight. A branched polyethylene oxide of 600 molecular weight, initiated with glycerin, was also synthesized as a trifunctional crosslinker. The allyl functionality was chosen because it is less reactive during radical polymerization than acrylate crosslinkers, an attribute that was necessary to achieve a more uniform gel network. A synthesis route was devised to make the crosslinkers in high purity and yield. The purity of the crosslinkers was determined by 13C NMR, liquid chromatography, and size exclusion chromatography. Gels that were produced with the allyl crosslinkers gave excellent soluble polymer levels and swelling characteristics. The mechanism of incorporation of the allyl functionality was determined to be exclusively vinyl polymerization rather than through hydrogen abstraction. This was determined using NMR spectroscopy, monitoring the polymerization of a model system consisting of acrylic acid and allylacetate. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 799–806, 1997
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