Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed)

497. Studies in pyrolysis. Part X. Model systems for the pyrolysis of poly (ethylene terephthalate): 2-hydroxyethyl benzoate and related substances

HVR Iengar, PD Ritchie

Index: Iengar; Ritchie Journal of the Chemical Society, 1957 , p. 2556,2562

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Abstract

2-Hydroxyethyl (or 2-chloroethyl) benzoate breaks down thermally in the vapour phase by three competitive primary reactions:(i) disproportionation to ethylene dibenzoate and ethylene glycol (or 1: 2-dichloroethane):(ii) disproportionation to benzoic anhydride and