ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Natural rubber was isomerized by two methods that involved either dehydrobromination of hydrobrominated natural rubber or heating natural rubber with butadiene sulfone. The 13C-NMR spectra of the methylene region of isomerized natural rubber was interpreted in terms of dyad arrangements for which assignments were made by calculating chemical shifts according to three different published methods. One method [Gronski, Murayama, Cantow, and Miyamoto, Polymer, 17, 358 (1976)] gave the best overall agreement with the experimental chemical shifts; another [Sato, Ono, and Tanaka, Polymer, 18, 580 (1977)] was better for C-1 and C-3 methylene carbon atoms; and still another [Khatchaturov, Dolinsky, Prozenko, Abramenko, and Kormer, Polymer 18, 871 (1977)] gave results which deviated considerably from the other methods. From 13C-NMR intensity measurements it was shown that the elimination of HBr from hydrobrominated natural rubber occurred by a random process. Contrary to literature reports, it was found that the sulphur dioxide catalyzed isomerization of natural rubber was accompanied by a significant amount of double bond migration; a possible reaction scheme was proposed.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1988.080260225
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