Acrylic Acid → Butyl Methacrylate

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A heteroarm star polymer was prepared by stage polymerization using pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate). A monomer blend of 5 pphm vinyltriisoproxysilane, 5 pphm of butyl acrylate, 40 pphm of butyl methacrylate and 2.5 pphm of pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-menrcaptopropionate) was polymerized for 45 minutes with 0.5 pphm AIBN as catalyst. A second monomer mixture of 5 pphm of butyl acrylate, 5 pphm of vinyltriisopropoxysilane and 40 pphm of acrylic acid was then added to the reaction and the polymerization continued for 2 additional hours. The reaction was cooled and aqueous ammonium hydroxide was added and stirred for 30 minutes. After that, the isopropyl alcohol was removed and water was added to make a stable colloid. The end polymer pH was adjusted to 9.5 using aqueous ammonium hydroxide. The physical properties of the polymer are summarized in Table I.

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