Chemical transformation of PVC by phase transfer catalysis

Summary Suspension type PVC was reacted with sodium phenoxide in presence of different quaternary ammonium halides in THF or THF/water mixtures. The competition elimination vs. substitution of chlorine atoms depends on the homogeneity of the system, i.e. the more homogeneous the reaction mixture the less substituted the polymer.Dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Prof. Otto Vogl