Water → N-butylprop-2-enamide;prop-2-enamide

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Polystyrenesulfonate (15.0 mmoles, 2.612 g), acrylamide (7.2 mmoles, 0.512 g), n-butylacrylamide (7.2 mmoles, 0.916 g) and divinylbenzene (0.6 mmoles, 85.5 microL) were dissolved in 5 mL ethanol and 15 mL water in a 40 mL vial fitted with a septum cap. The solution was degassed by bubbling nitrogen through and 1 mole % AIBN was added as a solution. The polymerization solution was further degassed and the placed in a heated reaction block at 60° C. for 18 h. A clear, colorless gel formed.

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