| abstract |
Poly(vinylbenzyl ethers) of polyphenols are prepared by reacting an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium salt of a polyphenol with a vinylbenzyl halide in a liquid reaction medium consisting essentially of a monohydric alcohol or glycol having from 1 to 11 carbon atoms, a polyglycol having a weight average molecular weight ranging from 200 to 4000, or glycerol. n Halide ion content of poly(vinylbenzyl ethers) of polyphenols prepared by the method of this invention and other methods are reduced by dissolving the ether in a solvent that dissolves no more than 1.0 weight percent of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium halide; separating the ether solution from the halide salt; and then recovering the ether from the solution. |