Polymerization Of Cyclic Ketene Acetals Research Articles

The use of carbon black-supported sulfuric acid to initiate the cationic polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals

Stable polymers were made by the cationically initiated 1,2-polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals employing heterogeneous, activated carbon-supported sulfuric acid catalysts. A methodology has been established for the preparation of the carbon black of different acidic strengths. By adjusting either the acid strength or the amount of carbon black used, cyclic ketene acetals with different activities can be polymerized efficiently to form stable high molecular weight polymers. This methodology will be a useful tool for polymerization, copolymerization, and studies of the relative reactivities of the cyclic ketene acetals. The polymer structures were determined by FTIR, 13C-NMR, and 1H-NMR studies. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The use of carbon black‐supported sulfuric acid to initiate the cationic polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals

Stable polymers were made by the cationically initiated 1,2-polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals employing heterogeneous, activated carbon-supported sulfuric acid catalysts. A methodology has been established for the preparation of the carbon black of different acidic strengths. By adjusting either the acid strength or the amount of carbon black used, cyclic ketene acetals with different activities can be polymerized efficiently to form stable high molecular weight polymers. This methodology will be a useful tool for polymerization, copolymerization, and studies of the relative reactivities of the cyclic ketene acetals. The polymer structures were determined by FTIR, 13C-NMR, and 1H-NMR studies. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals and unsaturated cyclic spiro ortho esters

Three new substituted cyclic ketene acetals and two unsaturated spiro ortho esters were synthesized. The free radical polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals gave zero or very low yields because of steric hindrance effects. However, cationic polymerization gave relatively high yields of polymers with predominant ring opening. Although the cationic polymerization of the spiro ortho esters produced mostly double ring-opened polymers, their free radical polymerization yielded non-ring-opened polymers.