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Synthesis and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate-g-α-methyl-β-alanine) copolymer using "Grafting Through" method

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Synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate-g-α-methyl-β-alanine) [poly(MMA-g-mBA)] copolymer was achieved through base-catalyzed hydrogen transfer polymerization (HTP) and free-radical polymerization (FRP), respectively. For this purpose, poly(α-methyl β-alanine) [PmBA] oligomer with olefinic end-group as a macromonomer was synthesized from methacrylamide by base-catalyzed HTP method. Poly(MMA-g-mBA) in different compositions was obtained through FRP of methyl methacrylate/the PmBA macromonomer mixtures using the "grafting through" method. The characterization of the copolymerization products was accomplished by using multi-instruments such as 1H-NMR, FTIR, TGA, and dynamic light scattering. The spectroscopic and thermal analysis of the graft copolymer reveal that the copolymer was easily built through a combination of HTP and FRP techniques.

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  1. Kars Vocational School, Kafkas University, 36100, Kars, Turkey

    Bedrettin Savaş

  2. Department of Chemistry, Ordu University, 52200, Ordu, Turkey

    Efkan Çatıker

  3. Department of Chemistry, Giresun University, 28200, Giresun, Turkey

    Temel Öztürk & Ergül Meyvacı

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Savaş, B., Çatıker, E., Öztürk, T. et al. Synthesis and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate-g-α-methyl-β-alanine) copolymer using "Grafting Through" method. J Polym Res 28, 194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02551-9

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