Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1989, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 506.

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Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Peroxydicarbonate and N,N-dihydroxyalkyl -p-toluidine Systems

Qiu Kunyuan, Fu Jie   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing
  • Received:1987-09-12 Online:1989-05-24 Published:1989-05-24

Abstract: The polymerization of methyl methacrylatc (MMA) initiated by bis-2-phenoxyethyl peroxydicarbonate (BPPD) and N, N-di-2-hydroxyethyl-p-toluidine (DHET), N, N-di-2-hydroxypropyl-p-toluidine(DHPT), N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine(DMT), N,N-dimethyl aniline(DMA) binary systems has been studied. The polymerization rate RP and overall activation energy E3 of polymerization were determined respectively. It was found that the order of RP for initiation systems was BPPD-DHET≈BPPD-DHPT>BPPD-DMT, while the order of Eg was reversed. The rate equations for MMApolymerization in toluene solution were also determined. An initiation mechanism was proposed based on the results of ESRstudies and end group analysis.

Key words: Bis-2-phenoxyethyl peroxydicarbonate, N, N-di-2-hydroxyalkyl-_p-to- luiciine, Redox initiation system, MMA polymerization

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