SYNOPSISVarious molecular weight fractions and oligomers isolated from a novolac type resorcinolformaldehyde ( R F ) wood adhesive resin were studied by 13C-NMR, gel permeation chromatography ( GPC ) , and intrinsic viscosity measurements. The 13C-NMR results indicate that methylene groups occur mostly between C4-C; and C2-C> carbons and in minor amounts between C2-Cg carbons of resorcinol rings. By suppressing the nuclear Overhauser effect (nOe) and using a long delay time for 13C-NMR measurements, reasonable methylene/ aromatic carbon ratios were obtained from the aromatic C, carbon patterns that have resulted from different numbers of methylene groups bonded on the aromatic ring. This analysis results indicate that the RF resin has a n appreciable amount of branch structures and compare favorably with the gel permeation chromatography and intrinsic viscosity measurement results. 0 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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