• DOI:10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00159-1
Corpus ID: 55488192

Cross-linking of polystyrene by Friedel–Crafts chemistry to improve thermal stability

@article{Wang1999CrosslinkingOP,
  title={Cross-linking of polystyrene by Friedel–Crafts chemistry to improve thermal stability},
  author={Zhitao Wang and D. Jiang and M. A. Mckinney and C. A. Wilkie},
  journal={Polymer Degradation and Stability},
  year={1999},
  volume={64},
  pages={387-395}
}

Zhitao Wang, D. Jiang, +1 author C. A. Wilkie

Published 1999

Chemistry

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Abstract Copolymers which contain either alcohol or chloride functionalized polystyrene units have been prepared and they participate in Friedel–Crafts chemistry to give cross-linked polymers by the evolution of either hydrogen chloride or water. Proof of cross-linking comes from the identification of the evolved gas, the insolubility of the product, and the thermal resistance of the newly formed polymer. The onset temperature for the degradation is raised by about 100°C relative to that of… CONTINUE READING

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