ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
1,3,5-Trioxane (1) and 1,3-dioxep-5-ene (2) were copolymerized with BF3OEt2 at 65°C. The products, after base hydrolysis, were characterized by 13C and 1H NMR and were found to assume the chemical structure 4 of a copolymer containing oxymethylene and oxy-2-butenylene units with 4-hydroxy-2-butenyl and methoxy end groups, with the ratio of hydroxy-2-butenylene to methoxy end groups varying with experimental conditions. The copolymer demonstrates crystallinity and thermal stability comparable to poly(trioxane-co-ethylene oxide)s. Copolymer melting point was observed to decrease with increasing comonomer incorporation. The upper limit for incorporation of the comonomer 2 was found to be ca. 4 mol per cent. Viscosity and end group analysis (by 1H NMR) indicate molecular weights in the range of 104 to 105. The comonomeric unit demonstrates the ability to act as both a stopper against unzipping and as a trap for certain degrading agents.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1990.021910108
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