INVESTIGATION OF THE FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION OF THE CHLOROMETHYLATED COPOLYMER OF STYRENE-DIVINYLBENZENE

In the presence of Friedel-Crafts catalyst, the chloromethylated copolymer of styrene-divinylben-zene may react with each other and cross-link by itself Thus a new type of polymeric adsorbent wasobtained, and its structure was identified by its physical properties and infrared spectra. The Friedel-Crafts reaction is manifestly affected by the nature of the solvent, the kind and amount of catalystused, reaction temperature and reaction time, etc. The porous structure and physical properties of the adsorbent prepared have been investigatedsystematically. The adsorbent has high specific surface area (1000--1300m~2/g), porosity, narrowpore distribution,high skeleton density and good mechanical properties.