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Development of High Energy Polymers Systems -

10th Monthly Status Report

A. B. Frankel F. C. Gunderloy

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(c) The i n a b i l i t y to produce poljzers of moleculm- ifeigkts Greater than

1000 is probably a fbnction of the d i f f i cu l ty of es ter i fying nega%ivel:r-

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subst i tuted monofunctional alcohol occurs i n 75 percent jcield, the

e s t e r i f i ca t ion of a s i m i l a r d i o l caa only r e su l t i n a 50 percent y i e ld

of the diester.

i s highly unl ikely under such conditions.

It becomes obvious tha t the synthesis of high polymers

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Ekpt . OH/COCl O H / A ~ C S ~ Solv. k . OH ( infrared) .

NP-9 . 6/5 5/1 MeCb 1000 treak

NP-10 . .2/1 . .5/1 MeC12 . 800 . 1 . strong . .

NP-12 2/1 5/1 . ZtC3-2 740 . strong

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NP-a3 6/5. 5/1 EtCQ 820 x-

X. The band vas indis t inc t as it TTELS masked by the C-E band.

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