Abstract
Purified samples which had similar average viscometric degree of polymerization were selected from polymerization products obtained by solution polymerization of vinyl acetate in ethyl, benzyl, dodecyl and octa-decyl alcohol. Their chemical constitution was studied by general analysis, determination of molecular weight, elemental analysis and infrared spectroscopy. It was made clear that the principal component was hydroxy-alkylated polyvinyl acetate or hydroxy-alkylated polyvinyl alcohol.
