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Potential synthesis of poly(1,2‐dichloroethylene) via a ring‐opening metathesis polymerization
Author(s) -
Ge Xianlong,
Starnes William H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of vinyl and additive technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 1083-5601
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.20260
Subject(s) - steric effects , polymerization , polymer chemistry , metathesis , polymer , materials science , ring (chemistry) , thermoplastic , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , engineering
The preparation of poly(1,2‐dichloroethylene), an unknown material that has been expected to be a superb engineering thermoplastic, was explored. The ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of cis ‐3,4‐dichlorocyclobutene quantitatively yielded a white linear polymer with CHClCHClCHCH repeating units. However, its subsequent addition chlorination could not be made to occur to a detectable level. Steric hindrance and/or electronic deactivation due to the inductive effect of Cl apparently made the chlorination impossible. Furthermore, thermal degradation studies of a series of model compounds indicated that polymers containing (CHCl) n ( n ≥ 3) structures would have low thermal stabilities. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers
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