The free radical alternating copolymerization of difficult to homopolymerize comonomers offers a facile technique for synthesizing copolymer backbones with precisely placed functional groups.  We have studied the alternating copolymerization of substituted stilbenes with substituted maleimides or maleic anhydride and the results show that these are semi-rigid copolymer structures that possess unique properties in solution and in the solid state arising from the sterically crowded stiffened backbone.  We have now enchained the alternating copolymer sequences in three different polymer structures.  We will report our recent results on suspension polymerized nanoporous crosslinked polymer particles containing semi-rigid alternating structures and their carbon dioxide sorbent properties,  new microgels containing the same alternating structures prepared via a mini-emulsion technique, and new A-B-A block copolymers with the functional alternating copolymers as the terminal blocks and poly(sulfone) as the center block.<br/>

New polymers with functional group containing semi-rigid alternating copolymers

251st National Meeting (2016)

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