Living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers using a strong Lewis acid without stabilizing additives: Effective interaction of monomers with growing ends and/or SnCl4

Polymer Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-17

  Yonezumi, Motomasa ^a   Kanaoka, Shokyoku ^a   Okumoto, Satoshi ^b   Aoshima, Sadahito ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Added base; Cationic polymerization; Living polymerization; Tin(IV) chloride; Vinyl ether

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; MONOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE;

ADDED BASE; CARBOCATION; CARBOCATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRIES; EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS; ISOBUTYL; LEWIS ACIDS; LIVING CATIONIC POLYMERIZATIONS; STABILIZING ADDITIVES; TIN(IV) CHLORIDE; VINYL ETHER; VINYL ETHER MONOMERS;

LIVING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 61349147073     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2008157     Document Type: Article

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