Die thermische polymerisation von methylmethacrylat, 2. Bildung des ungesättigten dimeren

The spontaneous thermal polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) is accompanied by the production of serveral oligomers among which a linear unsaturated dimer H-1 (dimethyl 1-hexene-2,5-dicarboxylate) is predominant. The reaction kinetics of this dimer formation was investigated in bulk and in solution. The temperature dependence of the second order dimerization constant was determined as Reaction mechanisms for the thermal dimer formation of MMA are discussed.