Properties of polyelectrolytes prepared by polymerization of ionogenic monomers in micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate

The properties of polyelectrolytes obtained by the free radical and template polymerization of N-ethyl-N, N-dimethyl-N-methacryloyloxyethylammonium bromide, trimethylmethacryloyloxyethylammonium methyl sulfate, and [N-benzyl-N, N-dimethyl-N-(methacryloyloxyethyl)]ammonium chloride in micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate were studied by static and dynamic light scattering, viscosimetry, and differential refractometer. It was shown that the solubility of the polymerization products, being polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes, is determined by the composition of the reaction mixture and chemical nature of the monomer. The introduction of a surfactant into the polymerization medium noticeably decreases the molecular weight of the formed polymers.