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Copolymers of 5-vinyl-2,2′-bithiophene with methyl methacrylate or n-butyl acrylate were synthesized. Copolymer compositions were analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and reactivity ratios were calculated using the Kelen-Tüdõs method. 5-Vinyl-2,2′-bithiophene proved to be a very reactive monomer with a reactivity ratio value of greater than 3 in copolymerization reactions with methyl methacrylate and a value of greater than 4 in Copolymerization reactions with n-butyl acrylate.
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Trumbo, D.L. Copolymerization of 5-vinyl-2,2′-bithiophene with methyl methacrylate and n-butyl acrylate. Polymer Bulletin 19, 217–221 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255375
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