Three-component terpolymers of glycidyl methacrylate with good swelliniz characteristics

Highly swellable glycidyl methacrylate terpolymers with styrene and a series of crosslinkers (divinyl benzene and ethylene, diethylene, and triethylene glycol dimethacrylates) were obtained by suspension polymerization. The loading capacities of the resins, their glass-transition temperatures, and their swelling characteristics in 20 solvents were examined with respect to the monomer composition. A selected resin was modified for a cobalt-imine complex and tested as a catalyst in a model ring-opening reaction.