Polymer complexes: Part XIV—Thermal stability of poly(5-vinyl salicylidene anthranilic acid) homopolymer and polymer complexes of 5-vinyl salicylidene anthranilic acid with some transition metal salts☆

Abstract Poly(5-vinyl salicylidene anthranilic acid) homopolymer and polymer complexes of 5-vinyl salicylidene anthranilic acid with some transition metal salts have been prepared. The materials were characterized by elemental analysis, UV-visible and infrared spectroscopy, and measurement of the magnetic moment. The thermal stabilities of the homopolymer and the polymer complexes were studied by means of thermogravimetry. The activation energies of the degradation of the samples were calculated.