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Photochemical Cross-Linking of Poly(ethylene terephthalate-c o-2,6-anthracenedicarboxylate)

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers containing 2,6-anthracenedicarboxylate structural units are chain extended and cross-linked by irradiation at 350 nm. The cross-linked materials were characterized by NMR, UV−vis, DSC, and dilute solution viscometry. The cross-linking is attributed to face-to-...

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Published in:Macromolecules 2000-03, Vol.33 (5), p.1640-1645
Main Authors: Jones, Jeffrey R, Liotta, Charles L, Collard, David M, Schiraldi, David A
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Language:English
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Summary:Poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers containing 2,6-anthracenedicarboxylate structural units are chain extended and cross-linked by irradiation at 350 nm. The cross-linked materials were characterized by NMR, UV−vis, DSC, and dilute solution viscometry. The cross-linking is attributed to face-to-face dimerization of the anthracene units and radical reactions. Model anthracene photodimers are cleaved in solid films of PET by irradiation at 254 nm, but polymeric anthracene photodimerization reactions are irreversible under these conditions. The combination of irreversible anthracene photodimerization and irreversible radical reactions renders the cross-links permanent.
ISSN:0024-9297
1520-5835
DOI:10.1021/ma990041j