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A new methacrylate monomer containing anthracene moiety connected with long flexible spacer was prepared and copolymerized with n-butyl methacrylate. It has been found that upon illumination in inert atmosphere photodimerization of the anthracene rings takes place to a considerable extend. The reverse decomposition of the photodimers by thermal treatment is also facilitated by the long flexible spacer. In ambient air the only photoreaction is endoperoxide formation.
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Received: 4 December 2000/Revised version: 21 May 2001/Accepted: 21 May 2001
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Bratschkov, C., Karpuzova, P., Müllen, K. et al. Synthesis and photochemical transformations of an anthracene containing methacrylic copolymer. Polymer Bulletin 46, 345–349 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890170041
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890170041