Patent ID: 6020119
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: C08G,G03F,Y10T

Abstract:
A process which comprises reacting a polymer of the general formula ##STR49## wherein x is an integer of 0 or 1, A is ##STR50## or mixtures thereof, B is ##STR51## wherein v is an integer of from 1 to about 20, ##STR52## wherein z is an integer of from 2 to about 20, ##STR53## wherein u is an integer of from 1 to about 20, ##STR54## wherein w is an integer of from 1 to about 20, ##STR55## or mixtures thereof, and n is an integer representing the number of repeating monomer units, with a halomethylethyl ether, a hydrohalic acid, and acetic acid in the presence of a halogen-containing Lewis acid catalyst, thereby forming a halomethylated polymer.