Attempted Preparation of Polyorganonitriles.

A variety of triazine monomers have been screened for polymerizability using metallic and nonmetallic catalysts at elevated temperatures. Cyanuric chloride, bromo-chloro-triazines, 2,4-dichloro-6-phenyl-triazine, are either inert or react slowly with or without chemical side reactions to give low molecular weight products. The novel monomers mono- and bis-(trifluoroethoxy)-chloro-triazines react degradatively to give low molecular weight products with extensive loss of volatile materials which are thought to be fluorine containing materials. Preparation of the potential monomer trifluoroethyl cyanate has led to simultaneous formation of nonvolatile product which may contain polymeric material. (Author)