Accession Number:
AD0641873
Title:
THE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SPIRO POLYMERS,
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Corporate Author:
NAVAL ORDNANCE LAB WHITE OAK MD
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Report Date:
1966-09-09
Pagination or Media Count:
35.0
Abstract:
The synthesis of the first completely organic spiro polymers is reported. This was accomplished by the acid-catalyzed condensation of pentaerythritol with 1,4-cyclohexanedione and with 1,10-cyclooctadecanedione. The temperature at which 50 decomposition occurs of these polymers was determined by thermo-gravimetric analysis and was found to be in the 400-450C range, which was higher than expected for nonaromatic, oxygen-containing polymers. The proof of structure of these spiro polymers, in which they were shown to be linear polyspiroketals rather than randomly cross-linked polymers, was accomplished by infrared analysis, elemental analysis, X-ray crystallography, intrinsic viscosity measurements, and solubility studies. Several other spiro polymers of lower molecular weight were synthesized and a correlation between molecular weight and thermal stability, as well as solubility, was observed. Finally, a copolymer of pentaerythritol, 1,4-cyclohexanedione and 1,10-cyclooctadecanedione was synthesized and its thermal properties, solubility characteristics, and molecular structure were studied. Author
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- Polymer Chemistry