Structure of chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride). III. Preparation of poly(vinyl chloride)-β,β-d2 as a model for the study of the mechanism of chlorination and of the chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) structure

A method for the preparation of poly(vinyl chloride)-β,β-d₂ (PVC-β,β-d ₂) as a model for the investigation of the mechanism of chlorination and of the CPVC structure has been suggested. The conditions of preparation of deuterated intermediates of a multistage synthesis of vinyl chloride-β,β-d₂ and of suspension-polymerized PVC-β,β-d₂ have been described including the mass balance. Malonic acid was used as the starting compound. Tacticity values of a sample of PVC-β,β-d₂ and its infrared and NMR spectra are presented and compared with data already published.