Reactivity ratios of vinyl esters of aliphatic acids and some common vinyl monomers

Abstract

Abstract The copolymerization reaction of five vinyl esters of aliphatic acids with vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene, and methyl acrylate have been studied. The reactivity ratios have been determined and the Q and e values for the esters have been calculated. The results clearly show that the nature of the acyl residue in a vinyl ester has little influence on its reactivity ratio in a copolymerization reaction or on the Q or e value.