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Synopsis Poly[ N, N'-(sulfo-pheny1ene)phthalamidles and poly[ N, N'-(sulfo-p-pheny1ene)pyromellitimidelwere prepared in water-soluble form and were found to have unique solution properties, similar in some respects to xanthan. The polymer most investigated, poly[ N, N'-(sulfo-p-phenylene)terephthalamide] (PPT-S), is produced as the dimethylacetamide (DMAC) salt by the solution polymerization of 2,5-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid with terephthaloyl chloride in DMAC containing LiCl. The isolated polymer requires heating in water to dissolve; the resulting cooled solutions are viscous or gels at concentrations as low as 0.4%. They are highly birefringent, exhibit circular dichroism properties, and are viscosity-sensitive to salt. Solutions of this polymer mixed with those of guar or hydroxyethyl cellulose give significantly enhanced viscosity. The polymer is relatively low molecular weight, ca. 5000 qtimated from viscosity data. Some meta and para isomeric analogs of PPT-S were prepared; these polymers have similar properties except they are more soluble in water, and higher concentrations are required to obtain significant viscosity. Poly[ N, N'-(sulfo-p-phenylene) pyromellitimide] (PIM-S) was prepared similarly from 2,5diaminobenzenesulfonic acid and pyromellitic dianhydride. Its aqueous solution properties are similar to those of PPT-S. It appears that these relatively low-molecular-weight rigid-chain polymers associate in water to form a network that results in viscous solutions at low concentrations.

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108 glass helices and wound with 20 ft. of No. 24 Nichrome wire which served as a heating unit. Other dimensions are proportional to the illustration and are not especially critical. SUMMARYA new method has been developed for synthesizing substituted vinyl compounds which consists in altering polymers chemically and then depolymerizing them. The method has been applied especially satisfactorily to the preparation of halogenated styrenes.An extensive study of the depolymerization of polyvinyl compounds has been made and factors influencing yields of monomers have been determined. Lafayette, Ind.

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