SOLVENT EFFECTS ON ESTER ALCOHOLYSIS AT FUNCTIONALIZED POLYETHYLENE SURFACES Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The effects of solvent on the accessibility and reactivity of an esterbound fluorophore at a functionalized polyethylenesolvent interface have been studied. Fluorophorelabeled polyethylene surfaces were prepared by blending together a small amount of a pyrene esterterminated ethylene oligomer and a host linear low density polyethylene in solution. Films cast from such solutions were then studied by fluorescence spectroscopy to show that a significant number of the entrapped pyrene groups were at the polyethylenesolvent interface and capable of reaction with soluble reagents. Subsequently, transesterification of these esterbound pyrenes using various sodium alkoxides in alcohol, alcoholtoluene, or alcoholtetrahydrofuran solvent mixtures was studied by fluorescence and UVvisible spectroscopic analysis of the supernatant. The extent of alcoholysis of such esters was found to be significantly affected by the solvent chosen and by the structure of the alcohol. 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

author list (cited authors)

  • BERGBREITER, D. E., & AGUILAR, G. A.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • BERGBREITER, DE||AGUILAR, GA

publication date

  • June 1995

publisher