Re: ORGLIST: methylation of a water-soluble polymer

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From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl$##$lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Wed Sep 22 1999 - 03:50:25 EDT

Jacob Zabicky writes:
>
> Hello Eugene,
>
> An alternative protocol could be that for the preparation of
> methylcellulose, namely, treating the Na alcoholate of the polymer with
> CH3Cl.

Hello Jacob,

thank you for your quick response. Unfortunately the polymer (PVA
copolymer) is virtually unsoluble in THF, ether etc. so I cannot treat
it with sodium metal. Do you have any suggestions for a good solvent?

TIA,

Eugene
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