Reversible, Nondegradative Conversion of Crystalline Aromatic Poly(ether ketone)s into Organo-Soluble Poly(ether dithioketal)s

Howard M. Colquhoun

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K., School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K., and Cytec Engineered Materials Ltd., Wilton Centre, Redcar, Teesside TS10 4RF, U.K.
Philip Hodge

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K., School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K., and Cytec Engineered Materials Ltd., Wilton Centre, Redcar, Teesside TS10 4RF, U.K.
François P. V. Paoloni

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K., School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K., and Cytec Engineered Materials Ltd., Wilton Centre, Redcar, Teesside TS10 4RF, U.K.
P. Terry McGrail

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K., School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K., and Cytec Engineered Materials Ltd., Wilton Centre, Redcar, Teesside TS10 4RF, U.K.
Paul Cross

Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, U.K., School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K., and Cytec Engineered Materials Ltd., Wilton Centre, Redcar, Teesside TS10 4RF, U.K.