Radical polymerization of three fumarates, ethyl 4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)phenyl fumarate (1), ethyl 6-[4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)phenoxy]hexyl fumarate (2), and ethyl 11-[4-(4-cyanophenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy]undecyl fumarate (3) was carried out in benzene. Monomers 2 and 3 polymerize to give nematic polyfumarates [poly(2), poly(3)], while monomer 1 gives no polymer. From the copolymerization of monomer 2 (M2) with styrene (M1) the monomer reactivity ratios r1 and r2 were found to be 0.60 and 0.06, respectively. The copolymerization of monomers 2 and 3 was also carried out in an attempt to obtain a guest-host system [poly(2/3)]. The rate of isomerization from trans- to cis-azobenzene was found to be 0.038 min−1 for poly(2/3).
在苯中对 4-(4-
甲氧基苯基偶氮)
苯基富马酸乙酯 (1)、6-[4-(4-
甲氧基苯基偶氮)苯氧基]
富马酸乙酯 (2) 和 11-[4-(
4-氰基苯氧基羰基)苯氧基]
富马酸十一烷基
乙酯 (3) 这三种
富马酸盐进行了自由基聚合。单体 2 和 3 聚合生成向列聚
富马酸盐[聚(2)、聚(3)],而单体 1 则不生成聚合物。通过单体 2(M2)与
苯乙烯(M1)的共聚,发现单体反应比 r1 和 r2 分别为 0.60 和 0.06。单体 2 和单体 3 还进行了共聚,试图获得客体-主体系统 [聚(2/3)]。发现聚(2/3)从反式
偶氮苯到顺式
偶氮苯的异构化速率为 0.038 min-1。