CYCLOALKANE PERKETAL INITIATORS FOR STYRENE POLYMERIZATION .1. DECOMPOSITION CHEMISTRY OF 1,1-BIS(TERT-BUTYLPEROXY)CYCLOHEXANE

Authors
DRUMRIGHT RE KASTL PE PRIDDY DB
Citation
Re. Drumright et al., CYCLOALKANE PERKETAL INITIATORS FOR STYRENE POLYMERIZATION .1. DECOMPOSITION CHEMISTRY OF 1,1-BIS(TERT-BUTYLPEROXY)CYCLOHEXANE, Macromolecules, 26(9), 1993, pp. 2246-2252
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecules → ACNP
ISSN journal
00249297
Volume
26
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2246 - 2252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(1993)26:9<2246:CPIFSP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Perketals are extensively utilized as initiators for the commercial pr oduction of polystyrene and yet the chemistry of their decomposition i s not well understood. In this paper the decomposition chemistry of 1, 1-bis(tert-butylperoxy)cyclohexane is studied. GC-MS was utilized to d etermine the structure of decomposition products and this information used as evidence to determine the decomposition chemistry. The decompo sition mechanism appears to involve several pathways. Special focus is given to the pathway that yields radicals which could have a benefici al impact upon polystyrene manufacture.