Reduction of Copoly ( Acrylonitrile – Methyl acrylate),And Grafting The product with Amic Acids

Abstract

High molecular weight copoly (allyl amine – methyl acrylate ) was prepared for the first
time from lithium aluminum hydride reduction of copoly (acrylonitrile – methyl acrylate ) .
softening point of the purified copoly(allyl amine – methyl acrylate ) was 280 - 289°C and was
obtained in (85%) Conversion . Intrinsic Viscosity of the new copolymer was (1.0)dl/g using
DMSO as the solvent . The prepared copoly (allyl amine – methyl acrylate ) was allowed to
react with maleic anhydride , and a new Copolymer was formed having Pendant maleamic acid
groups. Five other novel Copolymers were prepared by allowing the copoly(allyl amine –
methyl acrylate ) to react with succinic , phthalic , glutaric , citraconic ,and itaconic anhydrides
. The prepared Coply [N – substituted (allylamine – methyl acrylate) ] resins were
characterized using IR ,NMR, elemental analysis and TG and DTGtechniques .