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Bifunctional initiators. IV. Synthesis and characterization of 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanovaleroyl) bis(4-nitrobenzoyl peroxide)

C. I. Simionescu, E. Comanita, S. Dumitriu, and I. Macovei

Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute ofJassy, 6600Jassy, Romania

Abstract:  The paper is concerned with the synthesis and characterization of a new bifunctional initiator — 4,4'-azo-bis(4-cyanovaleryl)-4-nitrobenzoyl diperoxide. The synthesis was performed starting from the acid chloride of the 4,4'-azo-bis(4-cyanovaleric) acid which was condensed with 4-nitroperbenzoic acid. The kinetic study of the thermal decomposition of the initiator yielded the establishment of the decomposition rates, activation energies, and half-life time. The new initiator was used to obtain poly(styrene-b-acry!ic acid) copolymers.

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Chemical Papers 37 (5) 693–704 (1983)