Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · 1986 · 28 citations · 21 references
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Abstract The copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) with sodium‐3‐acrylamido‐3‐methylbutanoate (NaAMB) has been studied. The value of r 1 r 2 has been determined to be 0.56 for the AM–NaAMB pair. The molecular weights of the copolymers were relatively unaffected by monomer feed ratios. The copolymer microstructures, including run numbers and sequence distributions, were calculated from the reactivity ratios. The solution properties of the AM–NaAMB copolymers, as well as the NaAMB homopolymer, will be reported in a subsequent paper.
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