Influence of synthesis conditions on composition of alkyl (meth)acrylate - vinyl alkyl ether copolimers

Synthesis of methyl methacrylate copolymers with vinyl butyl ether has been carried out from the monomer mixture by compensate polymerization method. Analysis of their composition has shown that, respectively, either a conversion nonuniform copolymer is formed with methyl methacrylate units for the most part, or a copolymer nearing equimolar composition. By the example of monomer couple butyl acrylate-vinyl alkyl ether it has been shown that in order to get the structurally uniform copolymer, it is possible to use both classical radical initiators and binary alkylborane-oxygen initiators.