Research Article

Isolation and Characterization of 1,3-Bis(vinylbenzyl)thymine: Copolymerization with Vinylbenzyl Thymine Ammonium Chloride

Table 1

Average molecular weights of bisVBT-VBA samples determined by GPC, using poly(2-vinylpyridine) calibration curves.

Copolymer sampleRetention time (min)Mw (Da)MnPd

1 : 32 bisVBT-VBA
(1% AIBN)
18.003100,92089,7301.12
1 : 32 bisVBT-VBA
(3% AIBN)
18.09890,72080,2701.12
1 : 4 : 32 bisVBT-VBT-VBA
(1% AIBN)
18.41264,02056,9001.13