Effect of composition and stereoregularity on phase-transition behavior of aqueous N-ethylacrylamide/N-n-propylacrylamide copolymer solutions
Effect of composition and stereoregularity on phase-transition behavior of aqueous N-ethylacrylamide/N-n-propylacrylamide copolymer solutions
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10.1016/j.polymer.2013.08.006
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2013-10
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4.6
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Tomohiro Hirano;A. Ono;Hiroaki Yamamoto;Takeshi Mori;Y. Maeda;M. Oshimura;K. Ute
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作者:
Tomohiro Hirano;A. Ono;Hiroaki Yamamoto;Takeshi Mori;Y. Maeda;M. Oshimura;K. Ute
Radical copolymerizations ofN-ethylacrylamide andN-n-propylacrylamide (NNPAAm) at various ratios were carried out at −40 °C, in toluene in the presence of 3-methyl-3-pentanol, or inN-ethylacetamide. Syndiotactic-rich copolymers withracemodiad contents of 67.1–70.2%, and isotactic-rich copolymers withmesodiad contents of 60.9–64.5% were prepared. Syndiotactic-rich copolymers with NNPAAm compositions of ≥92.9 mol% exhibited large hystereses in the phase-transition temperatures of their aqueous solutions. Isotactic-rich copolymers with NNPAAm compositions of 39.2–67.6 mol% exhibited large hystereses in the phase-transition temperatures of their aqueous solutions. Those of composition >67.6 mol% were insoluble in water. Stereosequence analysis suggested that isotactic sequences favored intramolecular hydrogen bonding between contiguous NNPAAm units, more than syndiotactic sequences. Enhanced intramolecular hydrogen bonding in isotactic sequences was responsible for the large hystereses and insolubility of isotactic-rich copolymers with high NNPAAm compositions.