Terpolymers of olefins, styrene and carbon monoxide

Several terpolymers of ethylene, propylene, and CO, and also of ethylene, styrene and CO were studied using Py-GC/MS [4]. 

The composition of the pyrolysate of two ethylene, propylene, CO terpolymers are given in Table 8.4. Terpolymer A was reported to be obtained from ethylene at 10 atm., propylene 1.5 g, and CO at 30 atm. Terpolymer B was reported to be obtained from ethylene at 20 atm., propylene 1.5 g, and CO at 30 atm. [4]. The synthesis of the terpolymers is detailed in literature [8, 9]. 

Compound type Examples Origin Terpoly. Cwt% Terpoly. Dwl% 

E-CO indicates ethylene-CO sequence and S-CO indicates styrene-CO sequence. 

Polymers with saturated carbon chain backbone 

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