Abstract
The polymerization rate of methyl methacrylate photosensitized by p-nitroacetanilide in the presence of triethylamine was measured as a function of the amine and monomer concentrations. The polymerization proceeds readily in high-polarity media (acetonitrile/monomer) but is negligible in nonpolar media. The polymerization rate increases with the amine concentration up to 0.15M. Further increase in amine concentration does not change the polymerization rate. A similar behavior was observed for the photobleaching of the nitro compound. ESR studies show the formation of a nitro and an amine free radical, the latter free radical being the active species that adds to the monomer. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 3095–3100, 1997
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