Abstract
Octadecyl acrylate was proven to exist in rotator phases, and the mechanism of its chain-reaction photopolymerization was revealed. The polymorphic behavior of octadecyl acrylate was studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and X-ray diffraction, which concluded that octadecyl acrylate exhibits two rotator phases (RII and RI), one orthorhombic crystal phase (Cort), and one triclinic crystal phase (Ctri) phase. The chain-reaction photopolymerization of four phases of octadecyl acrylate were studied by photo-DSC, and the theoretical possibilities of one-dimension chain propagation in RII, RI, and Cort phases were analyzed by using the molecular dynamics simulation results. Combining the experimental and calculation results, the chain-reaction polymerization mechanism either intralayer or interlayer was discussed and disclosed. The question of whether the chain-reaction polymerization of octadecyl acrylate can occur in crystal was answered, and the reason was explained.
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