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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1993
Filed:
May. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donn A DuBois, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525285 ; 525271 ; 525299 ; 525301 ; 525309 ; 5253303 ;
Abstract
Polymers comprising anionically polymerized monomers such as butadiene or styrene and adjacent units of (1-methyl-1-alkyl)alkyl esters such as t-butylmethacrylate, as well as selectively hydrogenated derivatives thereof, are heated to at least 180.degree. C. to convert the adjacent ester units to stable anhydride rings.