I. Campoy et al., THERMAL-STABILITY OF THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS - POLY(ALKYL-4,4'-DIPHENOXY-TEREPHTHALATE)S, Polymer degradation and stability, 41(3), 1993, pp. 333-340
The thermal stability of poly(alkyl-4,4'-diphenoxy terephthalate)s has
been studied under isothermal and dynamic conditions. Fourier-transfo
rm infrared spectroscopy has been used to analyze the degradation prod
ucts at various degrees of conversion. Mechanisms for the degradation
have been considered from the changes in the vibrational spectra.