The results of our studies on the extraction and disposition of three plasticizing substances which are extracted from poly(vinyl chloride) medical devices will be reported. The plasticizers are di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), di-2-ethylhexyl adipate (DEHA), and butylglycolyl butyl phthalate (BGBP). DEHP extraction will be described in greater detail, and the two other plasticizers, DEHA and ...

The photodegradation of a 1:1 blend of poly (caprolactone) and poly(vinyl chloride) has been studied by following carbon dioxide emission during UV exposure. Similar measurements were made on poly(caprolactone) and poly(vinyl chloride) homopolymers prepared and irradiated in the same way. It was found that the blend gave lower CO2 emission than either of the two homopolymers, indicating that th...

The cha nges in chemical structure occu ring in pol y (vinyl chloride) as a res ul t of heati ng ina vacu um in t he range 100° to 400° C were studied using infrared spectropho to metry. The pri ncipa l changes occ urri ng in t he residue during p yrolysis in a vacuum were the format ion of unsaturated s tructures a nd a change from an al iphatic spectrum to one showing aromatic absorption. The...

A poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based macroinitiator (MI) with terminal chloride atom at both ends was prepared by the reaction of PEG-400 with chloroacetyl chloride and used for the cationic polymerization of dodecyl vinyl ether (DVE) yielding ABA type block copolymer. The block copolymer was then used as the surfactant for the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate and styrene in the presence...

A single 6-hr exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (5%) produces extensive vacuolization of centrolobular liver parenchyma and focal midzonal necrosis in the hepatic lobuole in phenobarbital-pretreated rats. Ultrastructurally, vacuolization consists of dilation of cysternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum and in the same cells smooth endoplasmic reticulum coalesces into discreet aggregates resembl...

The zinc-mediated regioselective addition reactions of diethyl bromomalonate and aromatic and aliphatic alkynes were investigated for the synthesis of vinyl malonates. When the vinyl organo-zinc intermediates were reacted with acid chlorides 2H-pyran-2-ones were obtained while the application of oxalyl chloride and an amine led to tetracarbonyl derivatives in a one-pot multi-step reaction seque...