Synthesis, Homopolymerization and Coplymerization of 9-antryl methyl metacrylate and β-naphtyl metacrylate

Abstract

Abstract. 9-antryl methyl metacrylate is synthesized by reaction of 9-anthracene methanol and methcryloyl chloride in the peresence of Et3N in THF as solvent. After characterization of this monomer, by IR and NMR spectroscopic technique, we report the homopolymerization and copolymerization 9-antryl methyl metacrylate using the reaction of styrene in the presence of AIBN as initiator. The structure of all target compounds was characterized by spectral analyses. The thermal behavior of the polymers is studied by TGA.