Polyethers from polyacetals and olefins

• Main Author: MERTEN RUDOLF
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.03.1963
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

Polyethers are prepared by reacting a polyacetal with a compound containing a reactive carbon to carbon double bond in the presence of an acid catalyst. Long lists of suitable starting materials and catalysts are included in the Specification. The reaction mechanism may be illustrated by the followi...