
TABLE 15.11. Copolymers.
Polymer M
w
10
4
Dispersity
(M
w
=M
n
) Solvent
Theta
temper-
ature
8C
K
u
10
4
[dl:g
1
(g mol
wt)
1=2
] Refs.
Poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene)
(26/74 w/w)
5–130 cyclohexane/MEK (64/36) 20.0 [73]
(40/60 w/w) 3–80 cyclohexane/MEK (52.5/47.5) 22.0
Poly(1-butenylene-co-vinylethylene)
(high 1,2 polybutadiene with
1,2 ¼ 43%; trans:cis¼2.3:1)
0.88–22 1.01–1.1 1,4 dioxane 15.7 17.3 [88]
Poly(p-chlorostyrene-co-methyl
methacrylate) (52/48)
15–120 trans-decalin/trichloro
ethylene (78/22)
22.3 6.4 [294]
Poly(divinyl ether-co-maleic
anhydride methyl ester) (1:2)
1.5–54.3 tetrahydrofuran 30.0 4.89 [295]
Poly(ethylene-co-butene)
(40 ethyl branches/100
backbone carbons)
1.95–53.6 #1.07 3-octanol 5.0 9.36 [70]
2-octanol 29.0 8.92
1-octanol 59.0 8.37
Poly(ethylene-co-isopropylethylene);
ethylene-1-butene copolymer,
hydrogenated 1,2 polybutadiene
0.92–22.8 1.01–1.09 n-hexyl acetate 65.0 18.8 [88]
Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene) 2.45–39.1 1.03–1.07 benzene 19.0 20.6 [67]
Poly(isobutyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic 15.1–56 acetone 30.0 12.5 [296]
anhydride) NaCl/water (1.0 m/L) 25.0 21.0
Poly(isopropenylethylene- co-1-
methyl-1-vinylethylene) (high vinyl
content polyisoprene with 1,2¼ 20–
25%; 3,4 ¼ 70–75%; 1,4<5%)
1.34–27 1.0–1.22 2-octanol 30.5 10.2 [88]
Poly(isopropylethylene-co-1-methyl-
1-ethylethylene) (hydrogenated high
vinyl polyisoprene)
1.5–27.8 1.03–1.18 2-octanol 26.2 8.3 [88]
Poly(p-isopropylstyrene -co-styrene) dioxane/isopropanol [86]
88/12 (37/63) 20.0
56/44 (44/56) 20.0
33/67 (48/52) 20.0
Poly(p-methoxystyrene -co-styrene) [297,
298]
26.4/73.6 6.1–66.5 isoamyl formate 30.5 9.6
53/47 6.6–178.3 isoamyl formate 22.8 8.7
isoamyl propionate 18.1 8.4
n-esyl methyl ketone 27.0 9.5
75.6/24.4 7.9–171.7 isoamyl formate 37.0 8.1
t-butyl benzene 12.5 7.5
Poly(1-methyl-1 -butylene-co-
isopropenylethylene) [essentially
polyisoprene, with 1,4 (mostly trans)
¼ 51%; 3,4 ¼ 49%]
1.07–41.1 #1.07 2-octanol 41.3 9.6 [88]
Poly(1-methyl-butylene -co-
isopropylethylene) (hydrogenated
polyisoprene)
1.13–42.5 1.02–1.08 2-octanol 55.3 9.1 [88]
Poly(1-(4-methylpentyl) -1-butylene-
co -1-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)ethylene)
(hydrogenated 1,4-polymyrcene)
7.1–63.2 #1.1 2-octanol 51.0 7.14 [70]
Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (49/51) 27–224 ethyl acetate 43.0 [299]
Poly(styrene-co-butadiene)
(23.9/76.1 w/w)
M
h
¼ 15:2
–86
methyl n-propyl ketone 21.0 22.0 [300]
280 / CHAPTER 15