Abstract
Some new data were obtained about alkaline hydrolysis of a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) suspension at 75°C in a water/ethanol mixture. At > 95% conversion of nitrile groups, the hydrolyzed polymer contains ≃ 20% of amidines situated in the nearest neighborhood of the amidines, poly[(sodium acrylate)-co-acrylamide] is formed having a Bernoulli distribution of units. During the initial stage of PAN cyclization of 25-97°C, very short sequences of conjugated C=N bonds are formed which are much more reactive in hydrolysis than nitrle groups. These data enable us to reconsider the mechanism of alkaline PAN hydrolysis. A corresponding reaction scheme is suggested.
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