Solution properties of polyacrylic esters. I. Light scattering and viscosity measurements in tetrahydrofuran

Abstract

Abstract Dilute THF‐solutions of different fractions of polymers of methyl, ethyl, n‐propyl, n‐, i‐ and t‐butyl, n‐hexyl, 2‐ethylhexyl, and lauryl acrylate, prepared by solution polymerization in benzene, were studied by light scattering and viscosity methods. Poly(acrylic acid) was examined in dioxane. For the different polyacrylic esters the [η]‐M w ‐relations were established and the dependence of the radius of gyration <r 2 w > on the molecular weight was determined.