Synthesis of and photodegradation in a series of poly(ethylene terephthalate)–co–4,4′-sulfonyldibenzoate yarns |
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Authors: | William C Stuckey Carleton W Roberts |
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Abstract: | Phototendering studies of poly(ethylene terephthalate) homopolymer yarn and a series of poly(ethylene terephthalate–co–4, 4′-sulfonyldibenzoate) copolymer yarns have shown that photosensitized degradation occurs more readily in the copolymers than in the homopolymer. A photo-oxidative mechanism involving the second monomer, dibutyl 4, 4′-sulfonyldibenzoate, has been proposed to account for the photosensitization. The photophysical processes in the second monomer, dibutyl 4, 4′-sulfonyldibenzoate, were studied by absorption and luminescence techniques. The lowest excited singlet and triplet in this compound were identified as the 1(π, π*) and 3(π, π*) states, respectively. The energy levels in the second monomer have been assigned as follows: 1S1 ~ 33,000 cm?1, 1S2 ~ 42,000 cm?1, and 3T1 ~ 26,000 cm?1. |
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