Abstract
AbstractThe formation of certain low molecular weight byāproducts during the esterification reaction between ethylene glycol and dimethyl terephthalate was investigated. The result obtained showed that the presence of incorporated diethylene glycol within the polymer led to the formation of low molecular weight side products. An alcoholysis reaction involving the ethylene glycol and the ester was found to show a mechanism that is analogous to that of an ester interchange resulting in the production of the acid and the diethylene glycol precursor of the dioxane byāproduct.
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