Studies on the polymerization of bifunctional monomers. II. Polymerization of glutaraldehyde,

Abstract The polymerization of glutaraldehyde was carried out under various conditions. The soluble and fusible polymer fraction was isolated from the polymer which was obtained by using a triethylaluminum‐water complex as catalyst. This soluble polymer has very low aldehyde content. From these results as well as from the infrared‐spectroscopic observation it was confirmed that glutaraldehyde was converted to a polymer consisting of the α‐oxypyran ring as main chain unit through intramolecular‐intermolecular propagation mechanism.