title: Reactivity of vinyl ethers and vinyl ribosides in UV-initiated free radical copolymerization with acceptor monomers.
abstract: The reactivity of various vinyl ethers and vinyloxy derivatives of ribose in the presence of diethyl fumarate or diethyl maleate was investigated for evaluating the potential of donor-acceptor-type copolymerization applied to unsaturated monomers derived from renewable feedstock. The photochemically induced polymerization of model monomer blends in the bulk state was monitored by infrared spectroscopy. The method allowed us to examine the influence of monomer pair structure on the kinetic profiles. The simultaneous consumption of both monomers was observed, supporting an alternating copolymerization mechanism. A lower reactivity of the blends containing maleates compared with fumarates was confirmed. The obtained kinetic data revealed a general correlation between the initial polymerization rate and the Hansen parameter δ(H) associated with the H-bonding aptitude of the donor monomer.
authors.affiliation: Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, CNRS UMR 6229, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
authors.forename: Loic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pichavant
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillermain
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Coqueret
mesh_terms: D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D005650:Fumarates / Q000737:chemistry; D008298:Maleates / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D012266:Ribose / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D005650:Fumarates; D008298:Maleates; D011108:Polymers; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; C100195:vinyl ether; C035088:diethyl fumarate; D012266:Ribose; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; C014476:diethyl maleate