Structure and properties of the metal-containing monomer based on nickel acrylate and 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine for self-healing polymers

A new complex of nickel acrylate and 4’-phenyl-2,2’:6’,2’’- terpyridine, analogs of which have been previously used to obtain self-healing metallopolymers, has been prepared. The complex was analyzed by X-ray diffraction, IR and UV absorption spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. The values of effective activation energy of solid-phase polymerization and heat of double bond opening for this complex have been calculated.