Abstract
The anionic polymerization of acrylonitrile in DMF initiated by lithium 1,2-bis(diethylamino)-2-oxoethanolate in the range −60 to 0°C has been studied. The initiator efficiency at low temperatures (−60 to −40°C) is 2–6%; it remains nearly invariable with conversion owing to the associated state of the initiator. The low concentration of growing active centers is constant throughout the process; as a result, polymers with M > 3 × 105 are produced. The polymers are characterized by a narrow molecular-mass distribution, Mw/Mn = 1.3–1.6, and contain insignificant amounts of low-molecular-mass fractions. It has been shown that controlled polymerization processes can be carried outat moderately low temperatures (−30 to 0°C), and experimental conditions for freezing of polymerization and its recommencement have been ascertained. Optimum conditions for the synthesis of a high-molecular-mass polyacrylonitrile with M > 3 × 105 have been established, and the method for preparing polymers with M = (6.50–8.5) × 105 on an enlarged scale using high concentrations of the monomer has been developed.
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