The monomer 8-acryloxyquinoline (8-AQ) was prepared through the reaction of 8-
hydroxyquinoline with either acryloyl chloride or acrylic acid in the presence of triethylamine
or N, N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, respectively. The resulting monomer was polymerized by
free radical polymerization using dimethylformamide (DMF) as a solvent and 2, 2'-
azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator. The reactions of the resulting polymers with
hydroxyl and amino compounds have been studied. The polymers were characterized