Living cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers by organoaluminum halides |
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Authors: | Toshinobu Higashimura Yasuhisa Kishimoto Sadahito Aoshima |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Polymer Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, 606 Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary Well-defined living polymers of isobutyl vinyl ether were obtained in the polymerization initiated with ethylaluminum dichloride (EtAlCl2) in conjunction with a stoichiometric excess of dioxane (5–10 vol%) in n-hexane at 0°C. Under these conditions, the number-average molecular weight of the polymers increased in direct proportion to monomer conversion, while the molecular weight distribution stayed narrow (Mw/Mn = 1.1–1.25). In sharp contrast, the EtAlCl2-initiated polymerization in the absence of dioxane led to non-living polymers with a broad molecular weight distribution. It was concluded that the propagating carbocation is stabilized not by the counteranion but by an externally added basic compound (dioxane) that strongly interacts with the active end. |
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