Study of the Stabilization of Polyvinyl Chloride) by Using Model Molecules. VI. Mechanism of Reactions of Aminocrotonate Esters

The mechanism of reaction of the β-aminocrotonate of butanediol (βACB) with 4-chloro-2-hexene (4C2H), a model compound for the allylic chlorine in polyvinyl chloride), was studied in THF or dichloroethane at 60°C by gas and liquid chromatography. The reaction, which needs ZnCl₂ as a catalyst, leads to substitution products through the primary amine group and the hydrogen atom of the trisubstituted double bond. βACB reacts with HCl to give NH4Cl and a set of complex organic products. NH₄Cl and the substitution products are able to complex ZnCl, inhibiting its catalytic activity. In combination with other stabilizers, βACB strongly induces the substitution reaction versus the dehydro-chlorination. In the polymer at 190°C, it increases very much the time of action of the stabilizers; it acts as an HC1 acceptor but also it may be substituted on the polymer even without catalysts. Synergistic effects are observed with epoxy compounds or indole derivatives.