Deviations from topotaxy in trioxane polymerization

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It is shown by photomicrographic techniques that the polymer does not always form in a unique crystallographic direction in the solid‐state polymerization of trioxane. The polymerization in these instances cannot therefore be considered topotactic in the usually accepted sense. The crystallization of the polymer is attributed to factors which are, in a sense, secondary to the actual reaction mechanism.