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Cationic polymerization of glycidyl phenyl ether initiated by various arylsulfonium salts as new thermal latent cationic initiators
Author(s) -
Shimomura Osamu,
Tomita Ikuyoshi,
Endo Takeshi
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3927(19980901)19:9<493::aid-marc493>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , polymerization , polymer chemistry , tetrafluoroborate , living cationic polymerization , ether , chemistry , ionic polymerization , vinyl ether , ring opening polymerization , materials science , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer , catalysis , monomer , ionic liquid
The cationic initiation activity of derivatives of S ‐methylsulfonium salts has been evaluated in the cationic polymerization of glycidyl phenyl ether ( 1 ). These initiators are soluble in 1 and capable of initiating the cationic polymerization of 1 on heating, except for methyltetrahydrothiophenium tetrafluoroborate ( 6 ) (r.t. −160°C). Among them, methyldiphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate ( 4 ) shows moderate thermal latency, that is the polymerization of 1 occurs efficiently at 160°C but not below 80°C.