Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic · 1968 · 62 citations · 0 references
EngineeringThermal BehaviourOrganic ChemistryRearrangement MechanismChemistryPolymersPolymer TechnologyMacromolecular EngineeringDerivative ThermogravimetryPolymer ProcessingPlastic DegradationPolymer CompositesThermodynamicsPolymer ChemistryMaterials SciencePolymer StabilityPolymer AnalysisHeat TransferPolymer Science4-Phenyl CarbonatePolymer CharacterizationPolymer PropertyThermal EngineeringChemical KineticsThermal Degradation
A comparison is drawn between the thermal behaviour of poly-[2,2-propane-bis-(4-phenyl carbonate)] and the model compound diphenyl carbonate. On this basis a rearrangement mechanism is suggested to account for the main chemical and physical features of the degradation of the polymer between 300 and 389°.