Abstract
The chlorination of phenol has been studied in the presence of two series of polymers, firstly a number of cross-linked polystyrenes substituted by pendant polymethylene chains terminated with anionic or cationic head groups, and secondly a series of more hydrophilic acrylic polymers. The presence of these materials influences both the overall conversion of phenol to chlorinated products and also the distribution of product chlorophenols. Some sorption/binding of phenol to the polymers occurs in the four solvents studied: water, methanol, dichloroethane and xylene. While on the one hand this can remove phenol from the reactive hypochlorite and lower overall conversions, it can also allow formation of non-polar microenvironments in polar solvents, and polar microenvironments in non-polar solvents. There is some evidence for the localisation of phenol in such microenvironments and a consequential shift in product patterns.
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