Aspects of the thermal properties of poly(2‐vinyl anthraquinone)

Abstract 2‐Vinyl anthraquinone was synthesized as described previously. In this article, three approaches to polymerization of 2‐vinyl anthraquinone are examined bulk thermal, chemical, and γ‐radiation‐induced. Polymerization in both the bulk phase and in solution were attempted. Thermal characterization has been carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), x‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and hot‐stage optical microscopy (HSOM). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) has been used to provide procedural “apparent” activation energies for decomposition of the polymer.