The effect of aromatic plasticizers on the photodehydrochlorination of poly(vinyl chloride). Part II: Dialkyl phthalates

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Abstract
Samples of PVC, plasticized with a range of dialkyl phthalates, linear and branched, have been naturally weathered by exposure for one year in Arizona. The results confirm previous findings, that aromatic plasticizers can act to accelerate the photodehydrochlorination of PVC and that the low photostability of phthalates with long, branched side chains results in a greater level of dehydrochlorination than that produced by either linear or branched shorter alkyl chains. For alkyl groups of the same carbon number, the branched chains produce a greater level of dehydrochlorination than the straight chains. Possible explanations for these observations are considered.