Radical high polymerization of fumaric acid derivatives with bulky substituents: synthesis of poly(N,N,N′,N′-tetra-alkylfumaramide)s and poly(alkyl N,N-diethylfumaramate)s

Abstract

Some N,N,N′,N′-tetra-alkylfumaramides and alkyl N,N-diethylfumaramates polymerize through an opening of their double bond with a radical initiator, in a similar way to dialkyl fumarates, leading to high molecular weight and semi- or non-flexible polymers consisting of a substituted polymethylene structure.