Reactions of unsaturated fatty alcohols. XV. Styrentation of fatty vinyl ether polymers in terpene solvents

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Styrenation of fatty vinyl ether polymers in dipentene at 145舑165C gives products containing from 20 to 67% styrene by weight but little or no unreacted monomeric styrene remained. After 27 mounths no gelation occurred in these products. Apparently dipentene serves as an effective chain transfer agent during styrenation, keeps the growing polymer chains short, and reduces crosslinking reactions. The amount and type of unsaturation needed in the fatty side chains of the polymer to produce homogeneous products were studied. Ultraviolet and infrared analyses were useful in determining the function of unsaturation in these reactions.Tests on baked films from these products showed that as the amount of styrene was increased, both hardness and alkali resistance were significantly increased. Films prepared from products containing 34 and 67% styrene had Sward hardness values of 10 and 60, and alkali resistance of 33 days and over 65 days, respectively. Films from products prepared in aromatic solventsversus dipentene at the same styrene level showed no difference in hardness, but the alkali resistance of the 舠dipentene film舡 was greater.