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New initiating systems for living cationic polymerization: Design and mechanism
Author(s) -
Sawamoto Mitsuo,
Higashimura Toshinobu
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19920540107
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , living cationic polymerization , polymerization , living polymerization , living anionic polymerization , polymer chemistry , amphiphile , chemistry , styrene , copolymer , anionic addition polymerization , polymer , materials science , radical polymerization , organic chemistry
This paper concerns the recent progress in our search for new initiating systems for living cationic polymerization and the mechanisms involved therein, specifically focusing on: (a) Protonic acid/Lewis acid initiating systems for vinyl ethers; (b) Initiating systems for living cationic polymerization of styrene; (c) Multi‐functional initiating systems. In area (a), the design of counteranions was discussed relative to the principles of living cationic polymerization; in area (b), the first truly living cationic polymerization of styrene is described; and in area (c), the multi‐functional initiating systems led to tri‐armed polymers of vinyl ethers and p ‐alkoxystyrenes with amphiphilic arm chains of uniform lengths.