A novel linear melamine formaldehyde resin on the basis of the bifunctional tetramethylmelamine was created. It was found to posses several promising properties for industrial applications. Structural characterization of the material at its various production states was achieved with different mass spectrometric techniques. Liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry was used to completely separate the resins and identify the individual components. Detection with a diode array detector indicated a change of spectroscopic properties with the degree of polymerization. The material was also analyzed with analytical pyrolysis and a gel permeation chromatography system hyphenated to a mass spectrometer in order to unambiguously determine the molar masses.

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