Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
Abstract:
The electrochemical polymerization of adipic acid via the Kolbe synthesis was investigated in various solvent systems. High melting insoluble polymers were obtained; they contained, besides the hydrocarbon chains obtained from the free radical Kolbe mechanism ester groups obtained through the cationic mechanism Polymer yield, as well as ester group content, increased on passing from methanol to methanol-pyridine (1:4). The structure of the polymers is discussed.
