TY - JOUR TI - Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate and 2-methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate: Monomer reactivity ratios, thermal and electrochemical properties AU - Margarita Droulia AU - Athina Anastasaki AU - Alexandros Rokotas AU - Marinos Pitsikalis AU - Patrina Paraskevopoulou JO - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry PY - 2011 VL - 49 TODO - 14 SP - 3080--3089 PB - Wiley SN - 0887-624X, 1099-0518 TODO - 10.1002/pola.24745 TODO - 2-methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate; copolymerization; electrochemical properties; methyl methacrylate; radical polymerization; reactivity ratios; thermal properties TODO - Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with 2-methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate (MAEFC) were prepared by free radical polymerization. The reactivity ratios were estimated using the Fineman-Ross, inverted Fineman-Ross, Kelen-Tudos, and extended Kelen-Tudos graphical methods. Structural parameters of the copolymers were obtained by calculating the dyad monomer sequence fractions and the mean sequence length. The glass-transition temperature (T-g) values of the copolymers were measured and examined by means of several theoretical equations, allowing the prediction of these T-g values. The thermal degradation behavior of the copolymers was also studied and compared with the respective homopolymers. Cyclic voltammetry was employed to study the electrochemical properties of the copolymers. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 49: 3080-3089, 2011 ER -