Alkyl zinc chlorides as new initiators for the polymerization and copolymerization of isobutene

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 209, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1714-1720

  Guerrero, Antonio ^a   Kulbaba, Kevin ^b   Bochmann, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Lanxess Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkyl zinc complex; Anion effect; Carbocationic polymerization; Copolymerization; Initiators; Isobutene; Isoprene; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ALKYLATION; BUTENES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYNAMIC POSITIONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; ZINC;

ALKYL ZINC COMPLEX; ANION EFFECT; CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; INITIATORS; ISOBUTENE; ISOPRENE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 55349115436     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200800150     Document Type: Article

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