Characterization of copolymers of vinyl acetate with ethyl α‐cyanocinnamate

Alternating and random copolymers of ethyl α-cyanocinnamate and vinyl acetate were studied. Infrared, 1H, and 13C spectra of the copolymers are discussed by comparison with a model compounds, poly(vinyl acetate), and various copolymers. The decomposition temperature and Tg of copolymers of various composition, studied by TMA and DSC, increase both with increasing content of ethyl α-cyanocinnamate.