NMR spectroscopy based configurational and compositional analysis of isobornyl methacrylate—Acrylonitrile copolymers
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The authors conducted free radical polymerization using an initiator to synthesize a copolymer of isobornyl methacrylate—Acrylonitrile (I/A). The reactivity ratios of I (r1) and A (r2) monomers were determined as r1 = 1.63 ± 0.14, r2 = 0.61 ± 0.06 for linear KT (Kelen–Tudos) method and r1 = 1.58, r2 = 0.60 for the EVM (Error-in-Variable Method). We interpreted 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectra of the I/A copolymers using DEPT-135 and 2D HSQC spectra. The α-CH3 carbon in the I-unit was identified and confirmed using a 2D HSQC NMR spectrum, up to the level of triad of compositional and configurational sequences. The CH (C14) and β-CH2 carbon peaks were also identified up to the triad level and higher, respectively. A 2D TOCSY spectrum revealed geminal and vicinal interactions within various CH and β-CH2 protons. A 2D HMBC NMR spectrum provided a complete assignment of the coupling between nitrile, carbonyl, and quaternary carbons with CH3 and CH2 protons.
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