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1-MMA 1.5 gramme +1 gramme of AIBN or AlCl3+100 ml of water .

2-Temperature range (80 to 100°C).

3- put your mexture in an elner meyer (250ml) with constant stirring for 2 hours to 3 -hours. Attention do not close the Erlen meyer .

4-finaly obtained product (PMMA) was washed with water or ethanol.

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