Yasuhiro Kohsaka, Y. Matsumoto, T. Kitayama
Jul 7, 2015
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Polymer Chemistry
Abstract
Ethyl α-(aminomethyl)acrylate, a β-amino acid ester carrying a conjugated vinylidene group at the α-position, was radically polymerized. The polymerization was found to involve subsequent ester–amide exchange reaction between the amino pendants of the polymer and an ester group of the monomer, affording acrylamide-bearing units in 11–15% contents. The obtained polymer exhibited pH/temperature responsiveness in aqueous media.