The resinification of 2-ethenylfuran catalyzed by trifluroacetic acid in water–chloroform mixtures

Autor: Pedro Ortiz, Regino González, E. González, Jacques Rieumont, Mayra González
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Polymer. 41:2491-2498
ISSN: 0032-3861
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-3861(99)00380-8
Popis: The 2-ethenylfuran polymerization catalyzed by trifluoroacetic acid in a water–chloroform mixture yields oligomers at the beginning and products at higher reaction times. Some features of the polymerization resemble a polycondensation process such as molecular weight increasing with time. Polymers obtained were characterized and its structure did not differ from those obtained with 1 (2-furyl) 1-ethanol. Thus, a vinylic propagation can be ruled out. However, the monomer concentration decreased steadily during polymerization and the kinetic first order in monomer and catalyst could only be explained assuming a steady state for the polarized ester concentration, which is the active center that gives the corresponding carbinol. Both of these facts suggest a chain reaction. Computer simulation helped to confirm the envisaged mechanism for this system.
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