Solid‐state polymerization of acrylamide and its derivatives complexed with lewis acids. I. Synthesis of complexes

Complexes of acrylamide, methacrylamide, and their homologs with zinc, cadmium, and mercury halides were prepared by various methods. Molecular compositions, the nature of the coordination, and some physicochemical properties (melting points and initial decomposition temperatures) were determined. The effect of the chemical structure of particular monomers, metal ion, and halide on the possibility of complex formation and on the properties of the complex compounds were observed. Most of these complexes have not been described in the scientific literature.