Abstract
Degrees of branching were measured with 13C melt-state NMR in poly(n-butyl acrylates) synthesized in both the presence and absence of 1-octanethiol at various temperatures, and their precision calculated based on the signal-to-noise ratio of the quaternary carbon at the branching point. Nitrogen gas was used for all pneumatics. Samples synthesized with thiol were measured in 7 mm rotors at MAS rotational frequencies of 1.8 to 4.5 kHz, while samples synthesized without thiol were measured in 4 mm rotors at 9 kHz MAS. The relative standard deviation SD of DB was calculated from the signal-to-noise ratio of the quaternary carbon SNR. The accuracy of measured degrees of branching was ensured by full relaxation of the relevant signals between pulses. A significant decrease of branching was observed in the presence of a thiol during the polymerization process, experimentally confirming the patching effect of midchain tertiary radicals by the thiol.
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