POLY(10-UNDECENOIC ACID) AND SOME OF ITS DERIVATIVES

Commercially available 10-undecenoic acid was esterified with 2,5-dimethylphenol. After the supply of ester was properly complexed, it was polymerized in quantities and in high yield to high molcular polymers. The polymeric esters were hydrolyzed with base to the acid salt, which were converted to the acids. Reactions with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole gave polyethylene-based polymeric imidazolids.