MACROCYCLIC TETRAHYDROFURAN OLIGOMERS .3. FORMATION OF MACROCYCLES IN TETRAHYDROFURAN COPOLYMERIZATIONS

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ROBINSON, IM [1 ]
PRUCKMAYR, G [1 ]
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[1] DUPONT CO,DEPT CHEM DYES & PIGMENTS,WILMINGTON,DE 19898
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10.1021/ma60072a005
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
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Previous work demonstrated formation of cyclic oligomers and high molecular weight linear polymer during polymerization of tetrahydrofuran (THF) with nonhydrolyzable proton acid initiators. A similar mechanism is now shown to be operative in ethylene oxide (EO) homopolymerizations and EO/THF copolymerizations. In EO/THF copolymerizations, the predominant oligomers are cyclic tetramers. The absence of linear oligomers in these systems supports the general nature of the proposed chain-coupling mechanism. © 1979, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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