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A new monomer of 4-hydroxy-4′-vinylbiphenyl (HVB) was prepared from 4-hydroxybiphenyl as starting material through acetylation, reduction and dehydroxylation. HVB was found to be stable at room temperature in air in contrast with 4-hydroxystyrene (PHS). The polymerization of HVB with AIBN was shown to proceed by the normal radical polymerization mechanism on the basis of kinetic results, and to give polymers with molecular weight of 25000–87000. The rate of polymerization increased in going from THF to MeOH. From the application of linear solvation energy relationships proposed by Kamlet and Taft, it seems that the polymerization is affected mainly by polarity and HBD effects of the solvent. The monomer reactivity ratio, Q and e values of HVB were determined from radical copolymerization with several vinyl monomers. An alternating copolymer was obtained by the copolymerization of HVB with maleic anhydride. The polymer of HVB was also obtained by use of cationic catalysts.
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Tanigaki, T., Shirai, M. & Inoue, K. Preparation and Polymerization of 4-Hydroxy-4′-vinylbiphenyl. Polym J 19, 881–887 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.19.881
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.19.881