Method of terminating oxymethylene polymerization

摘要

A polyoxymethylene having enhanced thermal stability and resistance to depolymerization is obtained by using an alkylated melamine compound of formula (1) as a polymerization terminating agent in a polymerization of formaldehyde or a cyclic oligomer thereof and an optional comonomer in the presence of an acid catalyst:wherein,R1 to R6 are each independently H, C1-4 alkyl or CH2OR7; R7 is H, C1-4 alkyl or R8COOR9; R8 is -(CH2)n-, n being an integer of 1 to 4; and R9 is C1-4 alkyl.