CPC D01F 9/22 (2013.01) [C01B 32/05 (2017.08); C07C 253/22 (2013.01); C07C 255/08 (2013.01); C08F 2/26 (2013.01); C08F 220/44 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
reacting a monomer having the structure
with ammonia to form a mixture comprising acrylonitrile, an alcohol, and water; and
polymerizing the acrylonitrile with at least a portion of the monomer remaining in the mixture to form a copolymer having the structure
wherein:
R1 comprises at least one of a first aliphatic group or hydrogen,
100≤m≤4000, and
1≤n≤4000.
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