Abstract: 2,6-Dialkylphenols may be oxidized in a molten state with an activated basic cupric oxide having a specific surface area to produce carbon-carbon coupled condensation products.
Abstract: Poly- or vinyl-ester resin compositions containing ethylenic unsaturation and susceptible to free radical polymerization may be further polymerized by contacting the with an initiating compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 21, 1977
Date of Patent:
February 12, 1980
Assignee:
ICI Americas Inc.
Inventors:
Kenneth H. Markiewitz, Alfred J. Restaino