Novel polyacetal copolymers of trioxane and 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal derivatives
AssigneeHoechst Celanese Corporation
InventorsJerry A. Broussard, Andrew B. Auerbach, James L. Paul
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Abstract
Cationic copolymerization of trioxane and 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal (HTF) or its ester derivatives yields acetal copolymers having pendant functional groups. The HTF formal or ester derivatives of HTF may therefore include functional groups selected from hydroxyl or ester moieties which are protected, and thus survive, the copolymerization with trioxane. These groups may then be present as functional reactive sites for the subsequent synthesis of block copolymers and/or to chemically bind modifiers to the acetal copolymer backbone, for example.
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An essentially linear acetal copolymer of the formula:
- ##STR4## where X is an ester radical or a hydroxyl radical obtained by hydrolyzing an ester radical, m and n are each integers such that m+n is between 5 to 20000, and the mole ratio of units of subscript n to the units of subscript m is between about 1:5000 to 1:1, and wherein said acetal copolymer is the reaction product of trioxane and an ester derivative of 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal.
An essentially linear acetal copolymer comprising the reaction product of trioxane and an ester derivative of 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal, said copolymer having a ratio of units derived from said ester derivative of 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal to units derived from trioxane of between 1:5000 to 1:1, and having a molecular weight of up to about 500,000, thermal stability in excess of 200.degree. C., and greater than about 40% crystallinity.
A method of making an acetal copolymer comprising polymerizing, under acetal copolymerization conditions, trioxane and an ester derivative of 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal.
A method of making an acetal copolymer of the formula:
- ##STR7## where X is an ester radical or a hydroxyl radical obtained by hydrolyzing an ester radical, m and n are each integers such that m+n is between 5 to 20000, and the mole ratio of units of subscript n to the units of subscript m is between about 1:5000 to 1:1, which method comprises cationically copolymerizing trioxane and an ester derivative of 1,2,6-hexanetriol formal of the formula:
- ##STR8## where X is an ester radical.
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