1934
DOI: 10.6028/jres.013.052
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Polymerization of olefins formed by the action of sulphuric acid on methylisopropylcarbinol

Abstract: The action of 75 percent sulphuric acid on methylisopropylcarbinol at 80°C results in the formation of 2 isomeric decenes, namely, 3,4,5,5-tetramethylhexene-2 and 3,5,5-trimethylheptene-2. The theory proposed by Whitmore for the polymerization of olefins does not explain the formation of the above products without the postulation of a complicated rearrangement. A theory is proposed for the polymerization of olefins, based on the apparent activation of the olefin molecule, causing it to behave as 2 fragments wh… Show more

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“…As previously mentioned, only one serious attempt has been made to identify the diamylenes in a similar reaction (6). As previously mentioned, only one serious attempt has been made to identify the diamylenes in a similar reaction (6).…”
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“…As previously mentioned, only one serious attempt has been made to identify the diamylenes in a similar reaction (6). As previously mentioned, only one serious attempt has been made to identify the diamylenes in a similar reaction (6).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Information concerning the mechanism of the polymerization of the amylenes by sulfuric acid and the exact molecular structures of the resulting diamylenes is to a large extent uncertain. As previously mentioned, only one serious attempt has been made to identify the diamylenes in a similar reaction (6). In this case the diamylenes were prepared from methylisopropylcarbinol and sulfuric acid.…”
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“…Kline and Drake (10) proposed a mechanism in which the principal reaction involves rupture of a carbon-carbon bond to give a methyl and an olefin radical which then add to the double bond of another olefin molecule. Although preference for a carbon-carbon rupture is reasonable in view of the lower energy of dissociation of the carbon-carbon bond (82.5 kcal.)…”
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MANYattempts (8,10,11,19) have been made to describe the mechanism of the catalytic polymerization of olefins in general terms which would not only account for the polymer compounds known to be formed but would also enable predictions to be made of the polymer structures from any pure olefin or mixture of olefins of known structure. The need for some theory, or set of working rules, which will enable a fairly reliable prediction to be made of the structural composition of a polymer is evident when, to take an example at random, the polymerization of any pentene to decenes is considered.
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