Abstract
Pendant cyclopentadienyl groups (Cp) have been introduced by treatment with Me2CpAl into poly(vinyl chlorides) the allyl chlorine contents of which was augmented by mild chemical dehydrochlorination [PVC(A)]. Heating the cyclopentadienylated products [PVC(A)-Cp] led to gels, most likely by Diels-Alder addition, because the networks could be broken by strong dieno-philes, e.g., maleic anhydride. The thermal stability of PVC(A)'s was improved upon Me2CpAl treatment due to the substitution of thermally unstable allylic chlorines by Cp groups. The thermooxidative stability of PVC(A)-Cp was reduced relative to that of PVC(A) on account of the high oxidizability of Cp groups in the resin.
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