Polyacetylene with pyrogallol or hydrosulfite system
US4446310A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08K5/13
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for reducing polyacetylene oxidation and embrittlement comprises treating the polyacetylene with a solution of (a) a combination of anthraquinone or an anthraquinone salt, a base and a reducing agent; or (b) pyrogallol; or (c) a hydrosulfite; and mixtures thereof. A process for isomerizing cis-polyacetylene at least partly to trans-polyacetylene comprises treating substantially cis-polyacetylene with a solution of a material which is either (a) a combination of anthraquinone or an anthraquinone salt, a base and a reducing agent; (b) pyrogallol; or (c) a hydrosulfite; and mixtures thereof and wherein the solution is at a temperature of from the freezing point to the boiling point of the solution during the treatment of the cis-polyacetylene and thereafter removing the polyacetylene which has been enriched in the trans form from contact with the solution.
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