Study of the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Thioxanthone Derivatives: A Magnetic Field Effect

Authors

SEVNUR KESKİN
MERAL AYDIN
IGOR KHUDYAKOV
NERGİZ ARSU

DOI

10.3906/kim-0803-30

Abstract

Free radical photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by 2-mercaptothioxanthone (TX-SH), thioxanthone-thioacetic acid (TXSCH_2COOH), and thioxanthone-carboxymethoxy acetic acid (TXOCH_2COOH) as so called one-component initiators was performed with and without an external magnetic field (MF). These initiators contain light-absorbing and electron/hydrogen-donating fragments in one molecule and do not require an additional hydrogen donor, and initiate the polymerization of MMA in the air. Polymerization experiments were performed in solutions with 3 different optical densities at \lambda 365 nm, where the photoinitiator absorbs. It was observed that application of MF leads to both larger conversion and higher molecular weight of the prepared PMMA, other conditions being equal. The effect of MF on the photopolymerization of MMA is discussed.

Keywords

Mag0netic field effect, polymerization, photoinitiator, thioxanthone, one-component initiator

First Page

201

Last Page

207

Recommended Citation

KESKİN, SEVNUR; AYDIN, MERAL; KHUDYAKOV, IGOR; and ARSU, NERGİZ (2009) "Study of the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Thioxanthone Derivatives: A Magnetic Field Effect," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 33: No. 2, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0803-30
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol33/iss2/2