Table 1.
Thioacidolysis product yields and ratios as well as M w as determined by GPC relative to polystyrene standards (standard deviations for duplicate thioacidolysis reactions)
| Polymer | H (μmol/g sample) | S (μmol/g sample) | G (μmol/g sample) | Total recovery (μmol/g sample) | Mass % recovery (indicates % of β-O-4) | % H (in β-O-4, thioacidol.) | M w | M n | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H (100) | 205 (± 11) | 0 (± 0) | 0 (± 0) | 205 (± 11) | 4 | 100 (± 0) | 3600 | 1700 | 2.1 |
| G (100:0) | 0 (± 0) | 0 (± 0) | 404 (± 21) | 404 (± 21) | 10 | 0 (± 0) | 7700 | 1400 | 5.6 |
| S:G:H (50:50:0) | 0 (± 0) | 137 (± 9) | 88 (± 8) | 225 (± 17) | 5 | 0 (± 0) | 4800 | 1200 | 4.0 |
| G (95:5) | 60 (± 0) | 0 (± 0) | 465 (± 0) | 525 (± 0) | 11 | 11 (± 0) | 2100 | 1600 | 1.4 |
| G (90:10) | 82 (± 6) | 0 (± 0) | 402 (± 31) | 485 (± 36) | 11 | 17 (± 0) | 7500 | 1500 | 5.1 |
| G (80:20) | 118 (± 3) | 0 (± 0) | 346 (± 10) | 464 (± 12) | 11 | 25 (± 0) | 7200 | 1500 | 4.9 |
| S:G:H (47.5:47.5:5) | 76 (± 2) | 321 (± 16) | 130 (± 22) | 527 (± 40) | 11 | 14 (± 1) | 6500 | 1600 | 4.2 |
| S:G:H (45:45:10) | 160 (± 0) | 362 (± 12) | 380 (± 6) | 902 (± 17) | 20 | 18 (± 0) | 5200 | 1300 | 4.0 |
| S:G:H (40:40:20) | 235 (± 8) | 317 (± 21) | 386 (± 20) | 938 (± 49) | 20 | 25 (± 0) | 7800 | 1500 | 5.1 |