Polymer Bulletin, Vol.33, No.4, 389-395, 1994
Synthesis of a New Styrene Monomer - The 3-Chloro-4-Nitrostyrene - Free-Radical Polymerization Reactivity Compared to 4-Chloro-3-Nitrostyrene
A satisfactory synthesis route to a new monomer, the 3-chloro-4-nitrostyrene (3-CNS) is described. The results of free radical polymerisation experiments (limit of conversion, global kinetics) are reported by comparison with those of the isomer 4-chloro-3-nitrostyrene (4-CNS). They show the great influence of the nitro group position which markedly increases the reactivity of 3-CNS.