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Strukturuntersuchung von Polyestern durch direkten Abbau im massenspektrometer, 5. Polyester aus Terephthalsäure und/oder Bernsteinsäure und Hydrochinon

Ingo LüderwaldCarlos Aguilera

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Terephthalic acidPolyesterchemistry.chemical_compoundMonomerchemistryHydroquinoneSuccinic acidPolymer chemistryMass spectrumPyrolysis mass spectrometryPyrolysis

description

The structure and thermal degradation behaviour of polyesters from terephthalic and/or succinic acid and hydroquinone were investigated by pyrolysis mass spectrometry. Poly(oxysuccinyloxy-1,4-phenylene) (2) undergoes cleavage of the ester bond (Eq. (vii)) as a very selective pyrolysis mechanism at 310°C, whereas the thermally more stable poly(oxyterephthaloyloxy-1,4-phenylene) (1) starts to degrade above 400°C and yields pyrolysis products with phenyl (Eq. (iv)), p-hydroxyphenyl (Eq. (iii)), benzoyl (Eq. (iiv)) and carboxylic end groups. A calibration curve of the intensities of monomer specific fragments, obtained from pyrolysis mass spectra of polyesters from terephthalic acid, succinic acid, and hydroquinone provides the exact determination of their compositions.

https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.1978.021791201