
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Petfield, AT 
A1  - Cooney, RP 
T1  - Polymerization reactions of acrylonitrile on zeolite surfaces
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
SP  - 653
EP  - 658
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9800653 
N2  - Infrared and mass spectral analyses are reported of the surface species generated when the adsorption complexes zeolite+acrylonitrile are heated. The evidence presented indicates that H2O competes favourably for zeolitic adsorption sites with acrylonitrile. Infrared spectra suggest that a C2 &#960;-bonding interaction may be important in the adsorption of acrylonitrile. Heating adsorbed acrylonitrile appears to generate polyacrylonitrile products which may include a cyclic dimer. Extended heating results in the possible formation of conjugated nitrile species, polyenes and even more extensively carbonized products. 
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