Reactive fiber. Part I. Copolymerization and copolymer of acrylonitrile with glycidyl methacrylate and with glycidyl acrylate

Abstract As one of the ways to obtain high molecular compounds which have chemical reactivity, the copolymerizations of acrylonitrile with glycidyl methacrylate, and with glycidyl acrylate were examined to prepare the copolymers which are soluble, moldable and spinnable. The homogeneous reaction of the copolymers with amines in dimethylformamide and the heterogeneous reaction of the fibers from copolymers with amines, amino acids, and dyes containing amino, phenolic hydroxyl groups was carried out, and it was assumed that the copolymer of acrylonitrile with glycidyl methacrylate was a “Reactive Polymer” having considerable chemical reactivity.