Syntheses and reactions of photopolymers, I. New photosensitive azo monomers, photolysis, interfacial polycondensation, viscosity measurements, photodegradation

Abstract

Abstract The synthesis of new, unsymmetrically functionalized azo compounds and their incorporation into polymers is described. Their photochemical decomposition and thermal stability was studied by UV spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), respectively. Chemical degradation was followed by viscosity measurements.