Cyclopolymerization of α,ω‐polymethylene diisocyanates

The study of polymerization of α,ω-polymethylene diisocyanates, tetramethylene, trimethylene, ethylene, and methylene diisocyanate, was carried out by the use of basic catalysts and polar solvents. Soluble polymers were obtained. Structures of the polymers were determined on the basis of solubility, infrared absorption, x-ray diffraction, and chemical reactions, especially aminolysis of the polymers. It was shown that these polymers contained heterocyclic recurring units (imidazolidone and imidazoline) in each polymer chain. Finally, a possible mechanism of this kind of cyclopolymerization is described.