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In order to cinnamoyloxylate polystyrene, cinnamoyl peroxide was decomposed in polystyrene film. The rates and products of the decomposition were determined. Products were cinnamoyloxypolystyrene, cinnamic acid, and a mixture of cinnamic acid esters (mainly styryl cinnamate). It was found that 0.11 mol cinnamoyloxy group per mol of cinnamoyl peroxide was attached to the polystyrene nuclei. The results were compared with those for the decomposition of benzoyl peroxide in polystyrene. The rates of decomposition of peroxides in some solid aromatics were then studied. The decompositions in solid biphenyl were slow, but those in phenanthrene were very fast. The results were interpreted in terms of the ionization potentials of the aromatics.
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Minato, H., Kato, C. & Mori, I. Decomposition of Peroxides in Polystyrene and Some Solid Arenes. Polym J 8, 167–173 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.167
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