TY - BOOK AU - Solanky S S AU - Singh R P TI - Functional end group determination in photo-degraded liquid rubbers PY - 2003/// PB - Journal of Rubber Research KW - Acetylation KW - End functionality KW - Liquid natural rubber KW - NMR spectroscopy KW - Oligomers KW - Photo-degraded KW - Silylation N2 - The end functionality of the oligomers of natural rubber determined by acetylation methods and analysis by 1H-NMR using trifluoroacetic acid, titration of hydroperoxide determination method etc, is investigated. Attempts were made to estimate the end functionalised groups produced in the chain cleavage during hydrogen peroxide catalysed photo-oxidative degradation of high molecular weight natural rubber which was an initiation of producing liquid natural rubber ER -