Synthesis of carbosilane block copolymers by means of a living anionic polymerization of 1,1-diethylsilacyclobutane

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2699-2706

  Matsumoto, Kozo ^a   Deguchi, Masaki ^a   Nakano, Minoru ^a   Yamaoka, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Poly(1,1 diethylsilabutane); Poly(2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate); Poly(4 hydroxystyrene); Poly(methyl methacrylate); Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; DERIVATIVES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSILANES; POLYSTYRENES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; POLYCARBOSILANE; POLYDIETHYLSILABUTANE; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYHYDROXYSTYRENE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0032206569     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19981115)36:15<2699::AID-POLA4>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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