Styrene was copolymerized in bulk with vinyltriethoxysilane at 80°C and vinyltriacetoxysilane at 60, 80, and 100°C with the use of benzoyl peroxide as an initiator at low conversions. Copolymer composition was determined from the silicon content and reactivity ratios were calculated by the conventional scheme of copolymerization. The low r1 value (styrene) in the styrene‐vinyltriacetoxysilane system (St–VTAS) as compared to styrene‐vinyltriethoxysilane (St–VTES) copolymerization may be attributed to higher reactivity of VTAS towards the polystyryl radical. Further, in the St–VTAS system, r1 tends to decrease with increasing polymerization temperature. The influence of silicon comonomer on properties of the copolymers (intrinsic viscosity, solubility, dielectric and thermal behavior) was studied.
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