TY - JOUR AU - T. Reddy AU - K. Jayakumar AU - J. Nair AU - R. Satpute AU - T. Mukundan PY - 2006/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Synthesis and Characterisation of Bis-(chloromethyl) Oxetane, its Homopolymer and Copolymer with Tetrahydrofuran JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 56 IS - 3 SE - Special Issue Papers DO - 10.14429/dsj.56.1906 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/1906 AB - Bis-(chloromethyl) oxetane (BCMO) was synthesised from pentaerythritol by chlorination,followed by ring closure. It was polymerised using BF3-etherate and butanediol system, similarlythe BCMO–THF (tetrahydrofuran) copolymer was also synthesised. The monomers and thepolymers were characterised by IR, 1H-NMR and molecular weight. Flame retardant propertiesof the poly-BCMO were also investigated. ER -