ISSN:
0360-6376
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The copolymerization of trioxane with cyclic acetals, viz., 1,3-dioxolane, m-dioxane, and 4-methyl-m-dioxane, have been investigated. Three types of catalyst have been employed: a metal chelate, MoO2(AcAc)2; a Lewis acid, BF3·Bu2O; and an ion-pair, It has been ascertained that, in agreement with the previous results on copolymerization of trioxane and ethylene oxide,1 both the polymerization kinetics and the monomer reactivity have been found to be influenced by the catalyst employed. In copolymerization with 1,3-dioxolane, both BF3·Bu2O and have been found to give high molecular weight copolymers with high incorporation of 1,3-dioxolane. However, contrary to the results obtained in copolymerization with ethylene oxide, higher rate and yield have been obtained with BF3·Bu2O, making it a superior catalyst. In copolymerization with m-dioxane, has been found to be a superior catalyst to the others yielding high molecular weight copolymers with high incorporation of m-dioxane. In copolymerization with 4-methyl-m-dioxane, MoO2(AcAc)2 has been found to be an overall superior catalyst to the others. Higher rate, yield, and comonomer incorporation have been obtained using MoO2(AcAc)2 as catalyst, although somewhat higher molecular weight copolymers have been obtained with
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1976.170140114
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