Synthesis, Chemical and Thermal Characterization of Poly(cis-2-butenylene oxalate)
Title:
Synthesis, Chemical and Thermal Characterization of Poly(cis-2-butenylene oxalate)
Author:
Pourjavadi, A. Zohuriaan-mehr, M. J. Rezai, N.
Appeared in:
International journal of polymeric materials
Paging:
Volume 46 (2000) nr. 3-4 pages 477-487
Year:
2000-07-01
Contents:
A non-terminated, low molecular weight, highly crystalline, linear aliphatic polyester was successfully synthesized via ester-interchange polycondensation of cis-2-butene-1,4-diol and diethyl oxalate by using of lead (II) oxide as the catalyst. No decarboxylation occurred during the optimized polymerization. Structural and Chemical identification was performed by elemental analysis, FTIR, 'H-NMR, and Mass spectroscopy. Some macrocyle species were detected in the product, according to GPC. Fragmentation patterns were suggested for the main m/e's of the mass spectrum. Thermal characterization was performed by DSC and TGA. It was found that the overall thermal stability of the polyester is higher than that of the corresponding homologous polyesters.