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Oxidative Polymerization of 2,6‐Dimethylphenol To Form Poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenyleneoxide) in Water
Author(s) -
Saito Kei,
Tago Takahiro,
Masuyama Toru,
Nishide Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200352764
Subject(s) - polymerization , aqueous solution , polymer , filtration (mathematics) , chemistry , copper , catalysis , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , organic chemistry , statistics , mathematics , engineering
Green polymerization: The simple stirring of 2,6‐dimethylphenol with an excess of oxidant or a catalytic amount of a copper complex in an alkaline aqueous solution yields poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenyleneoxide), a commercially important polymer (see scheme). The formed polymer was easily separated as an off‐white powder by filtration.