%0 Journal Article %T Short-chain grafting of tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-dioxane cycles on vinylchloride-maleic anhydride copolymer %J eXPRESS Polymer Letters %D 2009 %I Budapest University of Technology %R 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.3 %X Mass increase of vinylchloride-maleic anhydride (VC-MA) copolymer samples aged in tetrahydrofuran (THF) or in 1,4-dioxane results from chemical interaction of VC-MA macromolecules with 1,4-dioxane or THF. Microstructure of the products of such modification was proved by infrared spectroscopy (IR-) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C NMR and 1H NMR). Mechanism of modification has been proposed. The results of microstructure research of VC-MA samples aged in THF and in 1,4-dioxane coincide with already known data on the reactions of opening of these and other oxygen-containing cycles under mild conditions. %K Polymer synthesis %K molecular e %K graft copolymers %K vinyl chloride-maleic anhydrid %U http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0000830&mi=cd