SYNTHESES AND POLYMERIZATION OF α-TRIMETHYLSILYL ACRYLIC MONOMERS

A Ottolenghi, M Fridkin, A Zilkha

Index: Ottolenghi,A. et al. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1963 , vol. 41, p. 2977 - 2982

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Citation Number: 40

Abstract

α-Trimethylsilyl acrylic acid and its methyl ester were prepared in good yield starting from 1, 2-dibromoethyltrimethylsilane. These monomers were polymerized with difficulty by free radicals to viscous polymers, but gave solid copolymers with styrene. The methyl ester was also a weak monomer in anionic polymerization. This non-reactivity is due to the steric effect of the α-trimethylsilyl group adjacent to the double bond.