Anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with molybdenum and tungsten chloride/organolithium/triisobutylaluminum systems

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 4302-4315

  Ihara, Eiji ^a   Tanaka, Shinsuke ^a   Inoue, Kenzo ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anionic polymerization; MALDI; Methyl methacrylate; Organometallic catalysts; Transition metal chemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CATALYSTS; DESORPTION; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLYBDENUM; MONOMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; TRANSITION METALS;

NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

POLYMERIZATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 0037058076     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.10523     Document Type: Article

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