Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1988, 53, 1735-1744
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19881735
Preparation of graft copolymers by the reaction of polymeric acyl chlorides with monohydroxy-terminated polymers: An introductory study
Jitka Horskáa, Jaroslav Stejskala, Pavel Kratochvíla, Aubrey D. Jenkinsb, Eugenia Tsartoliab and David R. M. Waltonb
a Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 162 06 Prague 6, Czechoslovakia
b The School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, The University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K.
Abstract
An attempt was made to prepare well-defined graft copolymers by the coupling reaction between acyl chloride groups located along the backbone chain and monohydroxy-terminated grafts prepared separately. The molecular weights and the parameters of heterogeneity in chemical composition of the products were determined by light scattering and osmometry. The determination of molecular characteristics revealed that the degree of grafting was low. The results therefore could not be confronted with a statistical model at this stage. The problems encountered in the synthesis, e.g., gel formation, and the data relating to the soluble products are discussed.
