ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
N-Acetyl, N-butyryl, N-stearyl, N-benzoyl, N-4-methoxybenzoyl, and N-4-nitrobenzoyl caprolactams were prepared and used as cocatalysts for the anionic polymerization of caprolactam. The results of these studies indicate that all of the cocatalysts used, except N-acetylcaprolactam, exert a steric effect which lowers both the rate and degree of polymerization. The N-benzoyl derivative appeared to be a slightly better cocatalyst than the N-4-methoxybenzoyl derivative. This may be due to the fact that the N-benzoyl group is the more electron-attracting group. N-4-Nitrobenzoylcaprolactam was unstable under the reaction conditions employed.
Additional Material:
2 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1964.070080326
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