ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
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:
Homopolymers of 2,6-dimethylphenyl 10-undecenoate and copolymers of 2,6-dimethylphenyl 10-undecenoate with α-olefins, prepared by coordination initiators using aluminum activated titanium trichloride, and the corresponding sodium carboxylate and carboxylic acid derivatives have been characterized. IR and NMR investigations gave the normal; spectral characteristics typical for estersubstituted polyolefins and their derivatives. The thermal behavior of the polymeric esters, investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, showed glass transitions characteristic of poly(α-olefins). Polymeric acids and salts presented quite different behavior; most notably the polymeric salt showed no glass transition, but rather an exothermic transition, resembling a broad melting peak at 250-270°C, which is characteristic of a crystalline polymer. We interpret this behavior as the melting of carboxylate cluster domains, which according to our WAXD analysis has a domain size of about 25 Å.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760271905
