Conformation, environment and reactivity of radicals in copolymerization of methyl methacrylate/ethylene glycol dimethacrylate

The electron spin resonance (e.s.r.) spectra of radicals observed during the copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) consist of 13 lines in the initial liquid phase, but change to 9 lines as the copolymerization proceeds. The experimental spectra have been simulated by use of a model based upon a Gaussian distribution of dihedral angles about a most stable conformation. The simulations suggest …