Abstract
Monomers having on the one hand a polymerizable double bond and on the other hand a large macrocyclic ring (n≥27-28) through which a growing chain may be threaded are shown to be a new type of crosslinking agents which lead to non-bond crosslinking of vinyl polymers. This is demonstrated by cyclic octaethylene glycol fumarate, a 29-membered ring obtained in the reaction of fumaryl chloride with octaethylene glycol under high dilution conditions, which upon copolymerization with styrene or methylmethacrylate led to crosslinked polymers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1159-1164 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Polymer Journal |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1999 |