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Strukturuntersuchung von polyestern durch direkten abbau im massenspektrometer, 3. Poly-β-propiolacton, poly-β-pivalolacton und poly-δ-valerolacton

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Poly(oxycarbonylethylene) (poly-β-propiolactone), poly(oxycarbonyl-1,1-dimeothylethylene) (poly-β-pivalolactone), and poly(oxycarbonyltetramethylene) (poly-δ-valerolactone) were pyrolyzed directly in the ion source of a mass spectrometer and their thermal and electron impact induced degradation mechanisms are established. Poly-β-propiolactone is thermally degraded by rupture of the OCH2-bond by a cis elimination to give carboxyl and acryloyl endgroups, whereas poly-δ-valerolactone depolymerizes to δ-valerolactone. Poly-β-pivalolactone degrades thermally to cyclic oligomers of pivalolactone, which could be proved by a separated pyrolysis and IR-spectroscopy and gel chromatography.