Affiliation:
1. Southern Regional Research Center,' New Orleans, Louisiana 70179, U.S.A.
Abstract
The reactions of cotton with pentafluorobenzoic acid and pentafluorobenzamide under basic conditions to yield 4-substituted tetrafluorophenyl ethers of cellulose are described. Decarboxylation of the carboxy tetrafluorophenyl cellulose to give 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl cellulose also has been accomplished. Properties of these cellulose derivatives were determined with special emphasis on radiation resistance.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)