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Polymerization and copolymerization of N-vinyl compounds Communication 4. Polymerization of N-vinylphthalimide

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    An examination was made of the relation of the rate of polymerization of N-vinylphthalimide and of the molecular weight of the polymer to the conditions of mass or solution polymerization in presence of benzoyl peroxide or 2,2′-azobis[2-methylpropionitrile]. Polyvinylphthalimide of maximum molecular weight and softening point (245–251°) is obtained in the mass at an initiator concentration of less than 0.1% and a polymerization temperature of 85°, and in solution at an initiator concentration of less than 0.5% at 50–65°.

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    Polyvinylphthalimide is obtained in a powder form suitable for further processing by polymerization of the monomer in benzene.

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    The resulting polymer has adequate hardness, high thermostability (Vicat value 198°), and limited solubility in organic substances.

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  1. Lensovet Technological University, Leningrad

    A. F. Nikolaev, S. N. Ushakov & M. R. Rozenberg

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Nikolaev, A.F., Ushakov, S.N. & Rozenberg, M.R. Polymerization and copolymerization of N-vinyl compounds Communication 4. Polymerization of N-vinylphthalimide. Russ Chem Bull 7, 939–943 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00911344

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