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:
Polymers and copolymers were prepared from the acetoxy derivatives of m- and p-hydroxybenzoic acids. Molecular weights of over 20,000 were obtained for poly(m-hydroxybenzoic acid) and copolymers containing up to 60% para isomer. These polyesters were crystalline, and the degree of crystallinity increased as the para isomer content was increased. Blocks of the high-melting, insoluble poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid) tend to form in copolymers containing a high proportion of the para isomer because of the difference in reactivity of the two isomers. Copolymers containing at least 55% of the meta isomer are soluble in several classes of solvents. The copolymers do not have sharply defined melting points, but have softening temperatures ranging from 150°C. to over 300°C. Tensile strengths of approximately 10,000 psi and elongations of about 6% to 40% were obtained. The polymers were relatively stable to oxidative degradation, but not to hydrolysis.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1959.070020512
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