Abstract
AbstractPolyamides 6.10 and 6.6 (PA* 6.10 and 6.6) containing small amounts of NN units in the main chains were prepared by interfacial polycondensation between hexamethylenediamine and sebacoyl chloride or adipoyl chloride with addition of azobiscyanopentanoyl chloride. Polyamide–polystyrene block copolymers (PA‐b‐PSt) were then prepared by decomposition of the NN units of PA*, initiating radical polymerization of styrene in m‐cresol. The average PA block length of PA‐b‐PSt thus formed was longer than that expected from the initially present PA segments between the NN units. This is probably due to recombination of PA radicals whose initiation efficiency is as low as 15%. The PSt blocks also had higher molecular weight (7000–79,000) in comparison with homopolystyrene produced from monomeric azobiscyanopentanoic acid used as an initiator due to higher viscosity of polymerization system. Variation of intrinsic viscosity and turbidimetric titration behavior along with the change in composition were also discussed.
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