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Interaction of nitrous acid with aqua solution of poly(acrylamide) gives poly(acrylic acid) in quantitative conversion yields. The reaction proceeds smoothly, with simultaneous evolution of nitrogen, provided that the temperature below 5°C. The procedure presented provides a versatile route to prepare acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymers in any desired composition, by adjusting molar ratio of nitrous acid.
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Biçak, N., Açikkaya, N. & Koza, G. Controlled conversion of polyacrylamide into polyacrylic acid. Polymer Bulletin 39, 459–464 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050173
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