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The thermal oxidation of poly-2,3-diphenylbutadiene (PDPBD), partially and totally hydrogenated PDPBD (the latter is head-head polystyrene, H-H PS) and a commercial head-tail polystyrene (H-T PS) has been investigated. PDPBD shows a continuous decelerating kinetics of oxygen uptake, while H-H PS and H-T PS oxidize by complex accelerating-decelerating kinetics. The partially hydrogenated samples show a transitional behavior between the saturated and unsaturated samples. Acetophenone-like end groups, among others, are formed in the course of oxidation. A mechanism has been suggested to interpret the results |