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Crosslinked polymer from N ‐vinylcarbazole and formalin
Author(s) -
Biswas Mukul,
Bagchi Subrata,
Uryu Toshiyuki
Publication year - 1984
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.1984.070290414
Subject(s) - polymer , toluene , thermal stability , furfural , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering
A crosslinked polymer has been synthesized from the reaction of N ‐vinylcarbazole and formalin in toluene in the presence of dry HCl gas. The copolycondensate is insoluble in all common solvents for poly‐ N ‐vinylcarbazole, and exhibits higher thermal stability than the unmodified poly‐ N ‐vinylcarbazole. However, this polymer is less thermally stable than the corresponding furfural modified poly‐ N ‐vinylcarbazole. A mechanism for the overall reaction has been suggested and the factors affecting the synthesis have been discussed.