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6646712 
Journal Article 
Synthesis of poly (1,3-diisopropenylbenzene peroxide) 
De, P; Sathyanarayana, DN; , 
2001 
1 
Indian Journal of Chemistry. Section A
ISSN: 0376-4710
EISSN: 0975-0975 
NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION 
NEW DELHI 
1009-1011 
WOS:000171256100019 
Poly(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene peroxide) (PDIPBP) has been prepared from 1,3-diisopropenylbenzene by free-radical-initiated oxidative polymerization. The presence of peroxide group (-O-O-) in the polymer backbone has been confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and FTIR spectroscopy. Thermal degradation studies using DSC have revealed that PDIPBP degrades highly exothermically and the measured heat of degradation (-295.4 cal g(-1)) is slightly higher than that reported earlier for vinyl polyperoxides.