M. Xiang, M. Jiang, X. Kong
May 1, 1997
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Abstract
SUMMARY A novel synthesis of linear acrylic acid containing polymers, poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid) and poly(acry1ic acid), was accomplished through hydrolysis of the respective parent polymers, i. e. poly(styrene-co-methyl acrylate) and poly(methy1 acrylate), with trimethylsilyl iodide under mild conditions. Combination of 'H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR, DSC and chemical titration confirms that the conversion from methoxycarbonyl to carboxyl is almost complete. This method is further successfully applied to synthesize poly(ethyl methacrylate-co-acrylic acid) through selective hydrolysis of the methyl acrylate units in poly(ethy1 methacrylate-co-methyl acrylate).