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Document Type
Research
Abstract
From chemical data (1), ethylene imine appears to be a three membered heterocyclic ring similar to cyclopropane and ethylene oxide. It has a very high boiling point, 55°C, as compared with --34°C for cyclopropane and 13°C for ethylene oxide. This has been taken as evidence of strong hydrogen bonding in the liquid, and is supported by the strongly basic character of the imine nitrogen atom. Ethylene imine readily polymerizes to viscous, oily, chain type polymers in the presence of carbon dioxide or mild oxidizing agents. However, Jones and co-workers (2) have reported that ethylene imine polymerizes to a negligible amount at room temperature in the absence of such catalysts.
Publication Date
1950
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
57
Issue
1
First Page
235
Last Page
239
Copyright
©1950 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Evans, George E. and Hoffman, Tice
(1950)
"Infrared Spectrum and Structure of Ethylene Imine,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 57(1), 235-239.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol57/iss1/26