Bromine-containing oligomers of dimethyl itaconate

✍ Scribed by Yair Avny; Israel Peri; Albert Zilkha

• Book ID: 103072508
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1972
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 291 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0014-3057
• DOI: 10.1016/0014-3057(72)90070-5

✦ Synopsis

A~traet--The radical polymerization of dimethyl itaconate in the presence of carbon tetrabromide was investigated. Oligomers of low molecular weight and high bromine content were obtained; the yield depended mainly on initiator concentration and reached 100 per cent at high concentrations. It was found that the oligomers could be used as plasticizer extenders for polyvinyl chloride; their high bromine content reduced the flammability of polyester.