Abstract
The synthesis of a new methacrylate monomer (Benzofuran-2-yl)(3-mesityl-3-methylcyclobutyl)- O-methacrylketoxime is described. The monomer was polymerized in 1,4 dioxane solution at 65 °C using azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator. The monomer and its polymers were characterized by infrared, and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The glass transition temperature of the polymer was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and the apparent thermal decomposition activation energies (E d) were calculated by the Ozawa method using a Shimadzu thermogravimetric analysis thermobalance. The E d were values were determined to be 231 kJ mol-1. The antibacterial and antifungal effects of the momomer and its homopolymer were also investigated on various bacteria and fungi.
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