Cyclopolymerization and Polymers with Chain-Ring Structures

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Cyclopolymerization and Polymers with Chain-Ring Structures

Butler and Kresta; Cyclopolymerization and Polymers with Chain-Ring Structures ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1982.




Cyclopolymerization and Polymers with Chain-Ring Structures George B. Butler,

EDITOR

University of Florida

Jiri E. Kresta,

EDITOR

University of Detroit

Based on a symposium cosponsored by the Divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry at the 181st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 30-April 1, 1981.

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Cyclopolymerization and polymers with chain-ring structures. (ACS symposium series, ISSN 0097-6156; 195) Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Polymers and polymerization—Congresses. 2. Cyclic compounds—Congresses. I. Butler, George B., 1916- . II. Kresta, Jiri E., 1934- . III. American Chemical Society. Division of Polymer Chemistry. IV. American Chemical Society. Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry. V. Series. QD380.C9 1982 547.7 82-11331 ISBN 0-8412-0731-3 ACSMC8 195 1-459 1982

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This book is dedicated to George Bergen Butler, a pioneer of cyclopolymerization chemistry, on the anniversary of his 65th birthday.

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was born in Liberty, Mississippi, in April 1916. He studied at Mississippi College, Mississippi (B.A. 1938), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.D. 1942). In 1946, after working briefly at the Rohm and Haas Co., he joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department at the University of Florida as an instructor. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1947, to associate professor in 1951 and to full professor in 1957. During his academic career, over 80 students have obtained advanced degrees under his guidance, and he has published hundreds of scientific papers. His research contributions to polymer chemistry span many areas, from studies of alternating copolymers of maleic anhydride and vinyl ether ("pyran copolymer") having interferon inducing capability and antitumor activity, to polymerization of triazoline diones and synthesis of the antiaromatic 3,3-dimethoxycyclopropene. His best known contribution to polymer science is the discovery of the cyclopolymerization reaction in 1956, during the study of free radical polymerization of divinyl monomers. For this pioneering work he was awarded the 1980 American Chemical Society Witco Award for Polymer Chemistry. Among other awards, he also received the Florida Section ACS Award in 1963, and the Herty Award from the Georgia Section of the ACS in 1978. Besides his research work, he is an organizer and co-editor of Re-


GEORGE

BERGEN

BUTLER

views in Macromolecular

Chemistry and

the Journal of

Macromolecular

Science—Reviews.

He also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal

of Macromolecular

Science—Chemistry,

Polymer Science, and

Macromolecular

Macromolecules,

the Journal

of

Synthesis.

On the occasion of his 65th birthday, the contributors to this book wish Professor Butler many productive years in his future research activities in polymer chemistry.

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