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Photochemical reactions of the substituent groups of cotton cinnamate fabric
Author(s) -
Bertoniere Noelie R.,
Franklin William E.,
Rowland Stanley P.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1971.070150718
Subject(s) - isomerization , substituent , wrinkle , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , irradiation , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , physics , nuclear physics
The extents to which the substituents of cotton cinnamate fabrics dimerize and undergo cis–trans isomerization upon irradiation with 2537 Å light were determined. It was shown that these photochemical reactions occur primarily on the surface of the fabric. Simple crosslinking via the truxillic and/or truxinic acid residues, although directly related to the increases in conditioned wrinkle recovery angles, was sufficient to produce fabrics with only moderate levels of wrinkle recovery properties.