Polyvinyl alcohol having 1,2-glycol bond in side chain and process for preparing the same

Abstract

There is disclosed a polyvinyl alcohol having a 1,2-glycol bond in a side chain, which has the features that there is no generation of dimethyl carbonate in the preparation thereof, no need of an eliminating process of dimethyl carbonate in the recovering process of waste liquid after hydrolysis. Also, even an introduction amount of 1,2-glycol bonds is increased, there is no deterioration of solubility in a hydrolyzing solution (methanol) of a copolymer (paste) before hydrolysis, further, water-insoluble is not lowered even in experiencing thermal history. Specifically, there is provided a polyvinyl alcohol having a 1,2-glycol bond in a side chain obtained by hydrolyzing a copolymer of a vinyl ester monomer and a compound shown in the formula (1).

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