Abstract
Copolymerization of ST (styrene) with EDM (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) gives nonlinear polymers. The average molecular weight and polydispersity of copolymers composed of ST and EDM were measured using the GPC (gel permeation chromatography) technique, and an exponential increase in both quantities with reaction time was observed. 1H and 13C NMR spectra of the copolymers were taken to prove the structure and purity of the products and to calculate the composition and pendant content of the copolymers. The ratio of the pendant double bonds of the copolymers was determined from the 1H NMR spectra. A remarkable increase in the ratio of the pendant double bonds with reaction time was observed. The mechanism for the chain propagation was studied and found to follow the terminal model. Reacitvity ratios were found to be r1 = 0.452 ± 0.031 for monomer ST and r2 = 0.297 ± 0.027 for monomer EDM. According to the size distribution of the copolymers measured by DLS (dynamic light scattering) and the average radi...
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