Abstract

The thermal stability of poly(acenaphthylene) has been studied by pyrolysis gas-liquid chromatography and pyrolysis mass spectrometry. The principal degradation product is acenaphthylene monomer, with smaller amounts of a similar compound, possibly the saturated acenaphthene. Small yields of a dimeric oligomer were also observed. Mechanisms for product formation are suggested.

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