ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
pyrolysis
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GC-mass spectrometry
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maleated polyethylene
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Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Pyrolysis-GC/mass spectrometry experiments reveal that naphthalene groups attached to maleated polyethylene as the 1-naphthylethyl ester are stable for relatively long periods of time at 170°C. Decomposition can be detected for samples heated for 2.0 min at 200°C, but even at that temperature, the extent of decomposition is very small. At higher temperatures, two of the decomposition products from the labeled polymer are readily understood: 1-vinylnaphthalene and 1-naphthylethanol can form by reactions that are well-precedented in the organic chemistry literature. At 200°C, only naphthalene is formed, which requires scission of the bond between the naphthyl ring and the C1 carbon of the ethyl group. We suggest two possible pathways for this reaction. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 34:2045-2049, 1996
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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