Abstract
THE low temperature polymer of acetaldehyde was first described by Travers1 and Letort2. The structure suggested for it by Staudinger3 was a chain: The formation of this polymer has been further investigated by Letort and Duval4, but so far little positive evidence has been given for Staudinger's proposed structure.
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Travers, M. W., Trans. Far. Soc., 32, 246 (1936).
Letort, M., C.R. Acad. Sci., 202, 767 (1936).
Staudinger, A., Trans. Far. Soc., 32, 249 (1936).
Letort, M., and Duval, X., C.R. Acad. Sci., 216, 58 and 608 (1943).
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SUTHERLAND, G., PHILPOTTS, A. & TWIGG, G. Infra-Red Spectrum and Molecular Structure of the Low-Temperature Polymer of Acetaldehyde. Nature 157, 267 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157267b0
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