Studies on the Water-Soluble Polymers. X

Copolymerization of Maleic Acid or Fumaric Acid with Acrylamide

Abstract

Studies on the Water-Soluble Polymers. X. Copolymerization of Maleic Acid or Fumaric Acid with Acrylamide. Seishi MACHIDA* and Hiroshi NARITA* Copolymerization of acrylamide (AA) with maleic acid (MA) or fumaric acid (FA) in dimethylformamide was investigated. The monomer reactivity ratios in the copolymerization were determined and the Q and e values were calculated as follows; for AA(1)-MA(2) r₁=12.8, r₂=0.01; Q₂=0.095, e₂=2.31 for AA(1)-FA(2) r₁=7.0, r₂=0.09; Q₂=0.081, e₂=1.53The difference in reactivity between MA and FA was discussed from the stand-point of their configurations.