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A solubihty parameter of 24.5-24.7 MPa / [12.0-12.1 (cal/cm ) ] has been calculated for PVF using room temperature swelling data (69). The polymer lost solvent to evaporation more rapidly than free solvent alone when exposed to air. This was ascribed to reestabUshment of favorable dipole—dipole interactions within the polymer. Infrared spectral shifts for poly(methyl methacrylate) in PVF have been interpreted as evidence of favorable acid—base interactions involving the H from CHF units (70). This is consistent with the greater absorption of pyridine than methyl acetate despite a closer solubihty parameter match with methyl acetate. 

N-Alkylpyrroles may be obtained by the Knorr synthesis or by the reaction of the pyrrolyl metallates, ie, Na, K, and Tl, with alkyl haUdes such as iodomethane, eg, 1-methylpyrrole [96-54-8]. Alkylation of pyrroles at the other ring positions can be carried out under mild conditions with allyhc or hensylic hahdes or under more stringent conditions (100—150°C) with CH I. However, unless most of the other ring positions are blocked, poly alkylation and polymerisation tend to occur. N-Alkylation of pyrroles is favored by polar solvents and weakly coordinating cations (Na", K" ). More strongly coordinating cations (Li", Mg " ) lead to more C-alkylation. 

The 1,1-disubstitution of chlorine atoms causes steric interactions in the polymer, as is evident from the heat of polymeri2ation (see Table 1) (24). When corrected for the heat of fusion, it is significantly less than the theoretical value of —83.7 kJ/mol (—20 kcal/mol) for the process of converting a double bond to two single bonds. The steric strain apparentiy is not important in the addition step, because VDC polymeri2es easily. Nor is it sufficient to favor depolymeri2ation the estimated ceiling temperature for poly (vinyhdene chloride) (PVDC) is about 400°C. 

Analogously, poly(vinyl ketals) can be prepared from ketones, but since poly(vinyl ketals) are not commercially important, they are not discussed here. The acetalization reaction strongly favors formation of the 1,3-dioxane ring, which is a characteristic feature of this class of resins. The first of this family, poly(vinyl ben2al), was prepared in 1924 by the reaction of poly(vinyl alcohol) with ben2aldehyde in concentrated hydrochloric acid (2). Although many members of this class of resins have been made since then, only poly(vinyl formal) [9003-33-2] (PVF) and poly(vinyl butyral) [63148-65-2] (PVB) continue to be made in significant commercial quantities. 

The poly(vinyl alcohol) made for commercial acetalization processes is atactic and a mixture of cis- and /n j -l,3-dioxane stereoisomers is formed during acetalization. The precise cis/trans ratio depends strongly on process kinetics (16,17) and small quantities of other system components (23). During formylation of poly(vinyl alcohol), for example, i j -acetalization is more rapid than /ra/ j -acetalization (24). In addition, the rate of hydrolysis of the trans-2iQ. -A is faster than for the <7 -acetal (25). Because hydrolysis competes with acetalization during acetal synthesis, a high cis/trans ratio is favored. The stereochemistry of PVF and PVB resins has been studied by proton and carbon nmr spectroscopy (26—29). 

Polymer/Polymer Complexes. PVP complexes with other polymers capable of interacting by hydrogen-bonding, ion-dipole, or dispersion forces. For example mixing of PVP with poly(acryHc acid) (PAA) in aqueous solution results in immediate precipitation of an insoluble complex (113). Addition of base results in dismption of hydrogen bonding and dissolution (114—116). Complexes with a variety of poly-acids (117) and polyphenols (118) have been reported. The interest in compatibiHty on a molecular level, an interesting phenomenon rarely found to exist between dissimilar polymers, is favored by the abiHty of PVP to form polymer/polymer complexes. 

The condensation of a vinylogous formamide with an enamine has been applied to an aza azulene synthesis (351). The point of attachment of the aldehyde to the enamine in condensations with indolenin derived poly-enamines was found to favor the second double bond (352,353). 

The sulfonium precursor route may also be applied to alkoxy-substituted PPVs, but a dehydrohalogenation-condensation polymerization route, pioneered by Gilch, is favored 37]. The polymerization again proceeds via a quinomethide intermediate, but die syndicsis of the conjugated polymer requires only two steps and proceeds often in improved yields. The synthesis of the much-studied poly 2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-l,4-phenylene vinylene], MEH-PPV 15 is outlined in Scheme 1-5 33, 35]. The solubility of MEH-PPV is believed to be enhanced by the branched nature of its side-chain. 

There are some indications that the situation described above has been realized, at least partially, in the system styrene-methyl methacrylate polymerized by metallic lithium.29 29b It is known51 that in a 50-50 mixture of styrene and methyl methacrylate radical polymerization yields a product of approximately the same composition as the feed. On the other hand, a product containing only a few per cent of styrene is formed in a polymerization proceeding by an anionic mechanism. Since the polymer obtained in the 50-50 mixture of styrene and methyl methacrylate polymerized with metallic lithium had apparently an intermediate composition, it has been suggested that this is a block polymer obtained in a reaction discussed above. Further evidence favoring this mechanism is provided by the fact that under identical conditions only pure poly-methyl methacrylate is formed if the polymerization is initiated by butyl lithium and not by lithium dispersion. This proves that incorporation of styrene is due to a different initiation and not propagation. 

The Ullman reaction has long been known as a method for the synthesis of aromatic ethers by the reaction of a phenol with an aromatic halide in the presence of a copper compound as a catalyst. It is a variation on the nucleophilic substitution reaction since a phenolic salt reacts with the halide. Nonactivated aromatic halides can be used in the synthesis of poly(arylene edier)s, dius providing a way of obtaining structures not available by the conventional nucleophilic route. The ease of halogen displacement was found to be the reverse of that observed for activated nucleophilic substitution reaction, that is, I > Br > Cl F. The polymerizations are conducted in benzophenone with a cuprous chloride-pyridine complex as a catalyst. Bromine compounds are the favored reactants.53,124 127 Poly(arylene ether)s have been prepared by Ullman coupling of bisphenols and... 

Examination of the history of antioxidants such as hindered phenols and amines shows a move from low-MW products to higher-MW products. Specifically, polymer industries have abandoned the use of, e.g., butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT) in favor of tetrakismethylene (3,5-di-f-butyl-4-hydroxydrocinnamate)methane (see Figure 15.9). Likewise, polymeric HALS, like poly-methylpropyl-3-oxy-(4(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl)piperidinyl) siloxane, replaced the low-MW hindered amine Lowilite 77 (see Figure 15.10). The next obvious step was to produce a new class of stabilizers. 

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