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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
James C Matayabas, Jr, Kingsport, TN (US);
Peter B MacKenzie, Kingsport, TN (US);
John A Hyatt, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are novel polyether compounds obtained by the reaction or polymerization of 3,4-epoxy-1-butene in the presence of tetrahydrofuran, an acidic catalyst and a nucleophilic initiator compound. The polyether compounds comprise m units of residue (1), n units of residue (2), and p units of residue (3) wherein (i) residues (1), (2) and (3) have the structures: ##STR1## (ii) the total value of m+n+p is 5 to 70; (iii) the value of n/(m+n+p) is in the range of 0.2 to 0.4, i.e., residue (2) constitutes from 20 to 40 mole percent of the total moles of residues (1), (2) and (3); and (iv) at least 98 percent of the terminal groups have the structure: ##STR2##