POLYMER BULLETIN, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.459-464, 1997 (SCI-Expanded)
Interaction of nitrous acid with aqua solution of poly(acrylamide) gives poly(acrylic acid) in quantitative conversion yields. The reaction proceeds smoothly, with simultaneous evolution of nitrogen, provided that the temperature below 5 degrees C. The procedure presented provides a versatile route to prepare acrylic acid-acrylamide copolymers in any desired composition, by adjusting molar ratio of nitrous acid.