Oxidation of Poly(dimethylbutadiene) Popcorn Polymer |
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Authors: | Glenn H Miller |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry , University of California , Santa Barbara , California , 93106 |
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Abstract: | Poly(dimethylbutadiene) popcorn polymer oxidizes readily in the presence of oxygen at room temperature. Quantitative data are presented for the production of the major volatile product, 2,5-hexanedione, as well as for the secondary products: water, acetic acid, and acetaldehyde. Three reaction mechanisms formerly proposed for polyisoprene oxidation are considered for their applicability to poly(dimethylbutadiene) popcorn oxidation. Of these, one that assumes the formation of a Bevilacquatype peroxyalkoxy radical followed by hydrogen abstraction to form an alcohol group, double bond migration, formation of a peroxide radical adjacent to the alcohol, then elimination of a hydroxy radical and scission, can explain the experimental data. |
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Keywords: | β‐cyclodextrin inclusion complex triclopyr butoxy ethyl ester solubility |
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