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Radiation-induced processes in poly(alkylene terephthalates) and diethyl terephthalate: evidence for formation of cyclohexadienyl-type radicals

✍ Scribed by A.Yu. Orlov; V.I. Feldman


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
452 KB
Volume
38
Category
Article
ISSN
0032-3861

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✦ Synopsis


The low-temperature radiolysis of poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene terephthalate), and diethyl terephthalate was studied by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The radiation-induced formation of radicals of the cyclohexadienyl type was observed for all the samples studied. It was shown that the radicals of the cyclohexadienyl type represented a considerable fraction of neutral radicals produced in the radiolysis of phthalates under consideration. The identification of the signals of various alkyl-type radicals is discussed. The kinetics of radical decay at room temperature was investigated.