The inhibited polymerization of lithium methacrylate and copolymerization with acrylonitrile

Results for the determination of initiation rate of the polymerization reaction of lithium methacrylate and its copolymerization with acrylonitrile in dimethylformamide at various temperatures are reported. The inhibition method involving the stable radical N,N-diphenyl-N′-picrylhydrazyl has been used. The initiation rate constant 2kdf and the activation energy of initiation E2kdf have been determined. An influence of the initial monomer mixture concentration on the measured quantities has been revealed.