Copolymerization of Allilidene Diacetate with Vinyl Acetate

Abstract
The monomer reactivity ratios for vinyl acetate (VAc)-allilidene diacetate (ADA) copolymerization have never been obtained. The composition of VAc-ADA copolymers was determined by NMR spectroscopy, measuring CH protons corresponding to ADA at 3.1τ and VAc at 5.1τ. The monomer reactivity ratios were evaluated; r1 = 1.34 ± 0.05 and r2 = 0.48 ± 0.03, where M1 = ADA and M2 = VAc. From these values the Q and e values for ADA were calculated: Q = 0.047 and e = 0.44 by taking Q = 0.026 and e = −0.22 for VAc. The H value [1] for copolymerization of ADA, VAc, and vinyl chloride (VC) is 0.87.