摘要:
Novel azo compounds are esters or substitued amides of an azobiscarboxylic acid defined by the formula in which R and R 1 are independently hydrogen or a methyl group, R 2 is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X is oxygen or a group NR 3 where R 3 is hydrogen or a grouping n has the value 2, 3 or 4 and p is zero or an integer from 1 to 100, preferably from 1 to 50. The compounds are useful as free radical-forming initiators for the polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, in either organic or aqueous media according to the solubility properties of the compounds.
摘要:
Aprocess for reducing the color of styrene-acrylonitrile polymers comprising polymerizing a feedstream of styrene and acrylonitrile monomers, optionally admixed with a diluent, in the presence of an unsymmetrical tertiary-aliphatic azoalkane catalyst, said feedstream being substantially oxygen-free and said feedstream being maintained within a polymerization zone for a limited time.