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:
When purified rubber is exposed in vacuo to high energy radiation, very few conjugated triene groups are formed relative to the number of molecules of hydrogen evolved. This indicates that less than 4% of the hydrogen is evolved from adjacent carbon atoms in the same molecule, a reaction which would have no immediate crosslinking potential. Rather more conjugated diene groups have been detected, but when these are compared together with triene groups relative to the yield of chemical crosslinks it can be calculated that less than 10% of the allylic radical precursors disproportionate. Infrared absorption spectra do not indicate the marked decrease in unsaturation reported by some previous workers. Slight changes in the infared spectra may indicate some cis-trans isomerization. There is qualitative evidence for a small increase in vinylidene unsaturation.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1959.070020615
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