Branching by reactive end groups. Synthesis and thermal branching of 4-hydroxybenzocyclobutene/p-tert-butylphenol coterminated bisphenol a polycarbonates

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 8781-8788

  Marks, M J ^a   Newton, J ^a   Scott, D C ^a   Bales, S E ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BRITTLENESS; CROSSLINKING; GELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYCONDENSATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOUGHNESS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BISPHENOL POLYCARBONATE; HYDROXYBENZOCYCLOBUTENE; POLYDISPERSITY; SHEAR RATE; TERTBUTYLPHENOL;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 0032299378     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma980960u     Document Type: Article

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