Reagent resistance

Zinc chloride was purchased from Koso Chemical Company and used as such (cf., Org. Synth. 1974, 54, 49). Alfa s ultra pure grade reagent resisted complete dissolution and appeared less suitable. The checkers used "Baker Analyzed" reagent zinc chloride with prior drying at 0.3 mm. 

Chemical resistance (reagent resistance] n. The ability of a plastic to maintain structural and esthetic integrity when exposed to acids, alkalis, solvents, and other chemicals. ASTM tests for chemical resistance of plastics include C 581, chemical resistance of thermosetting resins used in glass-fiber-reinforced structures D 543, resistance of plastics to chemical reagents D 1239, resistance of plastic films to extraction by chemicals D 1712, resistance of plastics to sulfide staining D 21451, test... 

Reagent resistance (chemical resistance) n. The abihty of a plastic to withstand exposure to acids, alkahs, oxidants, and solvents. 

Figure 8.5 Camag TLC Plate Heater III. The heating area has a reagent-resistant, easily cleaned ceramic surface with a 20 x 20 cm grid to facilitate reproducible positioning of the plate. The temperature range is 25-200°C, and the programmed and actual temperatures are digitally displayed. (Photograph courtesy of Camag.)...

Chemical Resistance n (Reagent resistance) The ability of a plastic to maintain structural and esthetic integrity... 

Diamond is very resistant to chemical reagents potassium dichromate and sulphuric acid attack it with the formation of CO2. It burns in air or oxygen at 700 C to CO2 leaving scarcely any ash some forms of bort may leave as much as 4-5% ash. 

Stainless steel. A group of Cr or Cr —Ni steels showing an unusually high resistance to corrosion by the atmosphere and many chemical reagents. In order to achieve this resistance to corrosion > 12% Cr is necessary. 

Sulphonatnides. Sulphonamides are very resistant to the normal reagents for hydrolysis. Heating with 80 per cent, sulphuric acid at 160-170° results in rapid hydrolysis ... 

The phthaloyl (Phth) derivatives of amines, formed from amines and N-ethoxy-carbonylphthalimide (G.H.L. Nefkens, 1960), are acid-resistant imides, which can be easily deblocked by nucleophilic reagents, most conveniently by hydrazine. 

A further consequence of association of acylating agents with basic compounds is an increase in the bulk of the reagent, and greater resistance to attack at the more stericaHy hindered positions of aromatic compounds. Thus acylation of chrysene and phenanthrene in nitrobenzene or in carbon disulfide occurs to a considerable extent in an outer ring, whereas acylation of naphthalene leads to extensive reaction at the less reactive but stericaky less hindered 2-position. 

Hafnium Boride. Hafnium diboride [12007-23-7] HfB2, is a gray crystalline soHd. It is usually prepared by the reaction of hafnium oxide with carbon and either boron oxide or boron carbide, but it can also be prepared from mixtures of hafnium tetrachloride, boron trichloride, and hydrogen above 2000°C, or by direct synthesis from the elements. Hafnium diboride is attacked by hydrofluoric acid but is resistant to nearly all other reagents at room temperature. Hafnium dodecaboride [32342-52-2] has been prepared by direct synthesis from the elements (56). 

The most innovative photohalogenation technology developed in the latter twentieth century is that for purposes of photochlorination of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). More highly chlorinated products of improved thermal stabiUty, fire resistance, and rigidity are obtained. In production, the stepwise chlorination may be effected in Hquid chlorine which serves both as solvent for the polymer and reagent (46). A soHd-state process has also been devised in which a bed of microparticulate PVC is fluidized with CI2 gas and simultaneously irradiated (47). In both cases the reaction proceeds, counterintuitively, to introduce Cl exclusively at unchlorinated carbon atoms on the polymer backbone. 

Treatments with Chemicals or Resins. Resin treatments are divided into topical or chemical modifications of the fiber itself. Most chemical treatments of synthetic fibers are topical because of the inert character of the fiber itself and the general resistance of the fiber to penetration by reagents. By contrast, ceUulosics and wool possess chemical functionality that makes them reactive with reagents containing groups designed for such purchases. Natural fibers also provide a better substrate for nonreactive topical treatments because they permit better penetration of the reagents. 

Solubility and Solution Properties. Poly(vinyhdene chloride), like many high melting polymers, does not dissolve in most common solvents at ambient temperatures. Copolymers, particularly those of low crystallinity, are much more soluble. However, one of the outstanding characteristics of vinyUdene chloride polymers is resistance to a wide range of solvents and chemical reagents. The insolubiUty of PVDC results less from its... 

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