Photochemistry of poly(vinyl cinnamylideneacetate) and related compounds
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Polymer Science Part A-1: Polymer Chemistry
- Vol. 10 (6) , 1729-1743
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.1972.150100614
Abstract
The photochemistry of the cinnamylideneacetyl group was investigated with respect to a photosensitive polymer, poly(vinyl cinnamylideneacetate). The photochemical reaction of 1,4‐butanediol dicinnamylideneacetate was intramolecular cyclobutane formation. The photosensitive polymer underwent dimerization of the cinnamylideneacetyl moiety to form a cyclobutane ring. The reactivity of the double bond adjacent to the carbonyl group was larger than that of the double bond adjacent to the phenyl group in the chromophore. The quantum yield of the reaction was larger in the solid state than in solution: ϕ > 1.2 in crystalline state, ϕ = 0.5 in polymer film, ϕ = 0.1 in solution. The reaction was sensitized by triplet sensitizers (ET > 42 kcal/mole). The thermal reaction of the polymer was completely different from the photochemical reaction. A radical initiator was very ineffective for reaction of the polymer.Keywords
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