Methyl Vinyl Ether Polymerization

The living polymerization of methyl vinyl ether meve was achieved using initiators obtained by capping 2 4 4 trimethyl 2 chloropentane tmpcl with 1 1 diphenylethylene dpe or 1 1 ditolylethylene dte in conjunction with ticln oet 4 n n 2 2 4 coinitiator in ch2cl2 hexanes 60 40 v v solvent mixture at 0 c.

Methyl vinyl ether polymerization.

But the resulting polymers had low molecular weights at 0 or 50 c. This mode of reactivity is analogous to the way vinyl acetate. Workers that produce or use vinyl methyl ether may breathe in mists or have direct skin contact. It is prone to polymerization leading to formation of polyvinyl ethers polymerization is typically initiated with lewis acids such as boron trifluoride.

The alkene portion of the molecule is reactive in many ways. Methyl vinyl ether can be made by reaction of acetylene and methanol in presence of a base. In order to overcome the challenge of direct radical polymerization of vinyl ethers commercial hydroxy functional vinyl ethers such as 2 hydroxyethyl vinyl ether heve were subjected to free radical polymerization generating. Vinyl methyl ether is a colorless gas.

Cationic polymerization of α methyl vinyl ethers was examined using an ibea et 1 5 alcl 1 5 sncl 4 initiating system in toluene in the presence of ethyl acetate at 0 78 c. The vinyl carbonate 13 152 gives only copolymerization the ketene acetal 11 153 and the methyl vinyl ether 14 152 give both copolymerization and chain transfer in styrene polymerization whereas with the benzyl vinyl ethers 12 153 15 8 and 16 18 151 chain transfer is the only reaction detected. Living cationic ring opening polymerization. Sequential block copolymerization of isobutylene ib with meve has also.

Vinyl ethers ch 2 chor r methyl ethyl isobutyl benzyl are very reactive vinyl monomers. Vinyl methyl ether is used in copolymers for coatings and lacquers in polystyrene and ionomer resins in plasticizers and in adhesives. 2 ethylhexyl 2 propenyl ether ehpe had a higher reactivity compared to corresponding vinyl ethers. It is soluble in water use.

This method however is highly sensitive to monomer structure and achieved only 76 m and 64 m in the case of n butyl bve.