2134/26857
John A. Price
John A.
Price
Preferred reaction pathways in the base-catalysed synthesis of phenolic resole resins
Loughborough University
2017
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Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
2017-10-06 13:34:35
Thesis
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Preferred_reaction_pathways_in_the_base-catalysed_synthesis_of_phenolic_resole_resins/9398753
Phenol-formaldehyde resins (P/F ratio 1/1.75) were
synthesized using paraform and 97% phenol as reactants
under the influence of a basic catalyst (0.5 mole
catalyst/mole phenol). Three catalysts (i) sodium
hydroxide, (ii) barium hydroxide, (iii) triethylamine were
used to monitor the effect that the chemical nature of the
catalyst had on the course of the reaction. [Continues.]