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Published October 1982 | public
Journal Article

Poly[(2-chloroethyl)oxirane], poly[(3-chloropropyl)-oxirane] and poly[(4-chlorobutyl)oxirane]: New polyether elastomers of improved chemical reactivity

Abstract

(2-Chloroethyl)oxirane, (3-chloropropyl)oxirane, and (4-chlorobutyl)oxirane were prepared from the corresponding alkenols and polymerized using a triethylaluminum-water-acetylacetone initiator system. Copolymerizations with propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin were also accomplished; the copolymerization activities of the (chloroalkyl)oxiranes were similar to the activity of epichlorohydrin. Poly[(2-chloroethyl)oxirane], poly[(3-chloropropyl)oxirane], and poly[(4-chlorobutyl)oxirane] exhibit elastomeric properties and are highly reactive in nucleophilic substitution reactions.

Additional Information

© 1982 John Wiley & Sons. Received February 22, 1982; Accepted April 23, 1982. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the following support: an Arco Graduate Research Fellowship to M. P. Zussman, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship to D. A. Tirrell, and a grant from the Polymers Program of the National Science Foundation (DMR 80-01629). The Bruker WM-300 spectrometer was purchased with the help of a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIGMS-GM27930-01).

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