The examination of some vinyl acetate/olefin copolymers by pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry.

Sellier N, Jones C E, Guiochon G

J Chromatogr Sci. 1975 Aug 10;13(8):383-5. doi: 10.1093/chromsci/13.8.383.

A study of the thermal degradation of some vinyl acetate/olefin copolymers reveals that side chain scissions at the backbone and scissions within the side chains themselves yield fragments which are apparently characteristic of the parent olefin.