Aspects of the thermal properties of poly(2-vinyl anthraquinone)

2-Vinyl anthraquinone was synthesized as described previously. In this article, three approaches to polymerization of 2-vinyl anthraquinone are examined bulk thermal, chemical, and γ-radiation-induced. Polymerization in both the bulk phase and in solution were attempted. Thermal characterization has been carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and hot-stage optical microscopy (HSOM). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) has been used to provide procedural “apparent” activation energies for decomposition of the polymer.