Spontaneous ring-opening polymerization of macrocyclic aromatic thioether ketones under transient high-temperature conditionsColquhoun, H.M., Zolotukhin, M.G., Zhu, Z.X., Hodge, P. and Williams, D.J. (2004) Spontaneous ring-opening polymerization of macrocyclic aromatic thioether ketones under transient high-temperature conditions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 25 (7). pp. 808-811. ISSN 1022-1336 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300310 Abstract/SummarySpontaneous ring-opening polymerization of macrocyclic aromatic thioether ketones [-1,4-SC6H4CO-C6H4-](n) (n = 3 and 4), in which the thioether linkages are para to the ketone, occurs during rapid, transient heating to 480degreesC, to afford a soluble, semi-crystalline poly(thioether ketone) of high molar mass (eta(inh) > 1.0 dL . g(-1)). Corresponding macrocyclic ether ketone, and a macrocyclic thioether ether ketone in which the thioether linkage is para to the ether rather than to the ketone, show no evidence of polymerization under analogous conditions.
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