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Abstract
Synthesis of water-insoluble poly(o-N-acryloylaminobenzoic acid) was investigated by free radical polymerization. Kinetics of polymerization of o-N-acryloylaminobenzoic acid (OAB) initiated by 2,2′-azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN) in dioxane was studied at 78–100°C. The rate of polymerization was evaluated by varying the concentration of monomer and initiator. The rate of polymerization was found to increase steadily with increasing monomer concentration. The overall activation energy was found to be 9.8 kcal/ mol. A suitable kinetic scheme is proposed, and a rate equation has been derived.