Radical Polymerization of 2-Vinyl-8-quinolinol and Complexation of Its Copolymers with Copper(II)

Abstract

As polyligand souce, 2-vinyl-8-quinolinol (VQ) was prepared and polymerized at 60°C with 2, 2'azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). Vapor pressure osmometric analysis indicated that the molecular weight of the resultant polymer was small. VQ was copolymerized with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and vinyl acetate. The copolymers formed complexes with copper (II) perchlorate. Similar polymer complexes were obtained in the copolymerization between bis (2-vinyl-8-quinolinolato) copper (II) and styrene.