ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
2,6-Dimethylphenol (2,6-DMP) polymerization with a catalytic complex of Cu2O/HBr/N,N'-di-tert-butylethylene diamine (DBEDA)/N,N-dimethyl-n-butylamine (DMBA)/dibutylamine (DBA) was studied, in which DMBA was prepared in situ from the methylation of n-butylamine over four different solid acid catalysts (two different γ-alumina, one silica-alumina, and one zeolite). The effectiveness of the unpurified methylation product solutions for promoting the 2,6-DMP polymerization was strongly dependent on the type of solid acid catalysts used. The performance of the best one (untreated product solution from the methylation reactor with Condea γ-alumina catalyst) was very similiar to that of the reagent grade DMBA. Infrared spectrum studies showed that DMBA acted as the external base for the 2,6-DMP polymerization catalyst system to neutralize the excess hydrobromic acid and to increase the polymerization rate. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1995.070580713
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