Reaction #1006000

Reaction equation

methanol

acrylamide

benzoyl peroxide

isooctyl acrylate

→

Isooctylacrylate Acrylamide

Solvents

ethyl acetate

ethyl acetate methanol

—

solids

ethyl acetate

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   OtherThe solution was purged for thirty five seconds with nitrogen at a flow rate of one liter per minute
2. 2
   OtherThe bottle was sealed
3. 3
   workup.WAITplaced in a rotating water bath at 55° C. for twenty-four hours
4. 4
   Otherpolymerization

Procedure

To a 114 gram narrow-mouth glass bottle were added: 18.6 g isooctyl acrylate, 1.4 g acrylamide, 0.04 g benzoyl peroxide, 27.0 g ethyl acetate and 3.0 g methanol. The solution was purged for thirty five seconds with nitrogen at a flow rate of one liter per minute. The bottle was sealed and placed in a rotating water bath at 55° C. for twenty-four hours to effect essentially complete polymerization. The polymer was diluted with ethyl acetate/methanol (90/10) to 23.2 percent solids and had a measured inherent viscosity of 1.26 dl/g in ethyl acetate.

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