ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
High molecular weight poly(thio-1,1-dimethylethylene) [poly(isobutylene sulfide)] obtained by anionic polymerization of 2,2-dimethylthiirane (isobutylene sulfide) was degraded to a mixture of low molecular weight compounds when treated with a catalytic amount of methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. The following degradation products were found: 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-1,4-dithiane (3), 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1,4-dithiane (4), 2-isopropyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-dithiolane (2), and an equimolar mixture of 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2,5-trithiepane (5) and 2-methylpropene (isobutylene). The formation of dithiolane 2 is explained by a hydride transfer to a transient carbenium ion.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1985.021860210
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