Near-infrared spectra point groups

Such a reaction has been shown to give 1-butene and carboxyl groups in equivalent yields (about 2 x 10-2) in the liquid-phase photolysis of undiluted di-n-butylterephthalate [116]. From Table 4 it can be seen that the quantum yields of chain scission and of carboxyl group formation are almost identical this suggests that reaction (22) is the main cause of chain scission in the photolysis of polyethylene terephthalate. It must also be pointed out that reactions (19) and (21) do not necessarily yield chain scission, since the probability of the macro-radicals escaping the cage is rather low in a rigid matrix. Indeed, the appearance of an absorption maximum near 775 cm-1 in the infrared spectrum of polyethylene terephthalate irradiated at 313 nm has been ascribed to... 

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