Friedel-Crafts Polyketones: Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Unsaturated Polyketones and Copolyketones Based on Difurfurylidene Cycloheptanone

Table 2

Solubility characteristics of polyketones IVa–d and copolyketones V and VI.

Polymer code	DMSO	DMF	NMP	Chloroform; Acetone (1 : 1)	THF	Methylene chloride	H2SO4
IVa	±	±	±	±	±	±	+
IVb	±	±	±	±	±	−	+
IVc	±	±	±	±	±	−	+
IVd	+	+	±	+	±	±	+
V	±	±	±	±	±	±	+
VI	+	±	±	±	±	±	+

(+) Soluble at room temperature RT.
(±) Partially soluble at RT.
(−) Insoluble.