Abstract:
1. A PROCESS FOR THE ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF PYRROLIDONE TO A FIBER-FORMING POLYPYRROLIDONE WHICH COMPRISES POLYMERIZING SAID MONOMER IN CONTACT WITH A CATALYTIC SYSTEM CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALKALI METAL OR QUATERNARY AMMONIUM PYRROLIDONATE AND, AS ACTIVATOR, A SUBSTITUTED OLEFIN HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF LACTAMS IN THE PRESENCE OF A TRITYLIC DERIVATIVE AS POLYMERIZATION ACTIVATOR IS DISCLOSED. THE TRITYLIC DERIVATIVE, TRITYL-4-N-TRITYLAMINOBUTYRATE IS A NEW PRODUCT IN THE ART. A PROCESS FOR MAKING IT IS ALSO DISCLOSED.