The oxidative polymerization of 2,6-Dimethylphenol with a copper-pyridine complex in the presence of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl)propane

2, 6-Dimethylphenol (DMP) was oxidatively polymerized with a copper-pyridine complex in the presence of 2, 2-bis(4-hydroxy-3, 5-dimethylphenyl)propane (BP). The polymerization gave the poly(2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide) having phenolic hydroxyl groups on both the chain ends. From kinetics and...

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Published inNippon Kagakukai shi (1972) Vol. 1985; no. 2; pp. 238 - 241
Main Authors HYUN, Sang-heon, MAEKAWA, Toshihiko, NISHIDE, Hiroyuki, TSUCHIDA, Eishun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Japan Science and Technology Agency 1985
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Summary:2, 6-Dimethylphenol (DMP) was oxidatively polymerized with a copper-pyridine complex in the presence of 2, 2-bis(4-hydroxy-3, 5-dimethylphenyl)propane (BP). The polymerization gave the poly(2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide) having phenolic hydroxyl groups on both the chain ends. From kinetics and spectroscopic analyses of the polymerization, the polymerization mechanism has been disclosed as follows: BP preferentially coordinated to the copper catalyst is activated first, and then reacts with the subsequently activated DMP to give the polymer.
ISSN:0369-4577
2185-0925
DOI:10.1246/nikkashi.1985.238