Preparation of copolymers
US6677419B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F232/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A scaleable and high-yielding method of preparing copolymers that is useful as a component of a radiation sensitive resin composition is provided. The method includes the step of reacting at least one monomer A which is an unsaturated alicyclic monomer and forms a polymer main chain by dissociation of the unsaturated bond, and at least one unsaturated monomer B, which also forms a polymer chain by dissociation of an unsaturated bond, wherein less than two electron-withdrawing groups are directly appended to said unsaturation, and where said monomer B is other than the unsaturated alicyclic monomer and forms a polymer main chain, in the presence of a free radical initiator. The reacting step is carried out in a stoichiometric excess of monomer A as compared to monomer B. By carrying out the reacting step in an excess of monomer A as compared to monomer B, the resultant copolymer will have a greater molar concentration of monomer A than is obtainable using other methods.
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