Uses
DCDPS is used as a starting material in the polymerization of compounds such as Udel, Victrex, and Radel R. The polymerization occurs through a nucleophilic substitution reaction of DCDPS with difunctional nucleophiles. With bisphenol A in dimethyl sulfoxide, DCDPS forms a material called Udel. Udel is a high performance amorphous sulfone polymer that can molded into a variety of different shapes. It is both rigid and temperature resistant, and has applications in everything from plumbing pipes, to printer cartridges, to automobile fuses. DCDPS also reacts with bisphenol S to form Victrex. Like Udel, Victrex is a rigid and thermally resistant material with numerous applications.
The general polymerization reaction:
Some of the products include:
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