Abstract
The phase-transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate with tricaprylmethylammonium chloride-$Na_2S_2O_4-CCl_4$ initiator system was investigated in an aqueous-organic two-phase system. The observed rates of polymerization were compared with those obtained from the polymerization mechanism proposed with a cyclic phase-transfer initiation step. The rate of polymerization was found to be proportional to the concentration of $Q^+$ and square root of ${S_2O_4}^{-2}$ in the aqueous solution and the feed quantity of $CCl_4$ and MMA.
$Na_2S_2O_4$ 수용액과 $CCl_4$-toluene 용액의 2상에서 유기상에 용해하는 tricaprylmethylammonium chloride 상이동 촉매를 사용하여 methyl methacrylate의 라디칼 중합속도를 측정하여, 액-액 불균일계 접촉계면을 통한 라디칼 중합반응기구를 해석하였다. MMA의 중합속도는 수용액상에 존재하는 $Q^+$ 이온의 농도와 ${S_2O_4}^{-2}$ 이온의 농도의 제곱근에 정비례하고 $CCl_4$와 MMA의 농도에 각각 정비례하였다.