Method for preparing polymers containing cyclopentanone structures
AssigneeIM&T Research, Inc.
InventorTeruo Umemoto
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Abstract
A method to electrolytically polymerize aromatic hydrocarbons and oxidize cyclopentane structures within the hydrocarbons into cyclopentanone structures is disclosed including a method to electrolyze fluorene in the presence of an ester to produce poly(9-fluorenone). A method to electrolytically oxidize polymers having cyclopentane structures to polymers having cyclopentanone structures is also disclosed including a method to electrolyze poly(fluorene) to produce poly(9-fluorenone). In addition, a method to chemically oxidize polymers containing cyclopentane structures into polymers containing cyclopentanone structures is disclosed, including a method to oxidize poly(fluorene), with a chemically prepared oxidizing agent, to produce poly(9-fluroenone).
Claims12
A method for the production of a polymer having at least one unit that contains at least one cyclopentanone structure condensed with at least two aromatic rings, the method comprising:
- chemically oxidizing an aromatic compound polymer having at least one unit that contains at least one cyclopentane structure condensed with at least two aromatic rings with a chemically prepared oxidizing agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.