The distribution function of the hyperbranched polymers formed from the self-condensing vinyl polymerization with unequal reactivities was derived and the differential equations for the second moments are established, based on the variable of the conversion of B* groups. The various average degrees of branching can be designed by suitable values of reactivities ratio (r) and the conversion of A group (x). In order to reach the maximum degree of branching at a specified x, r needed is dependant on the value of x. The higher the x, the less the r needed is for the maximum value of degree of branching. At the end of the reaction, the maximum degree of branching reaches 0.5 with r=2.59.
This review introduces the kinetic theory of self-condensing vinyl polymerization (SCVP),including the SCVP of AB inimers,the SCVP with non-equal reactivity between A and B groups,the SCVP in the presence of a small amount of multifunctional initiators,also the SCVP of both inimers and comonomers.The analytical expressions of various molecular parameters for the resulting hyperbranched polymers,such as the molecular size distribution function,the average molecular weight,the polydispersity index and the degree of branching,are reviewed systematically.
ZHOU ZhiPing 1 & YAN DeYue 2 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering,Jiangsu University,Zhenjiang 212013,China 2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,China
