[N,N-Etheylene bis (Salicylidene iminato)](benzoyl acetonato) Iron(111) as thermal initiator of methyl methacrylate polymerization

Abstract

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate(MMA) initiated by a mixed ligandcomplex , [N,N-Etheylene bis (Salicylidene iminato)](benzoyl acetonato) Iron(111) hasbeen studied in bulk at 80◦C .The rate order of polymerization is 0.5 with respect toinitiator concentration and 1.5 with respect to monomer concentration .The activationenergy and the kinetic are evaluated .According to the experimental results obtained afree radical mechanism has been proposed.