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Developments in the cationic polymerization of alkenes — A personal view
Author(s) -
Plesch Peter H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19940850103
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , isomerization , polymerization , trichloroacetic acid , catalysis , chemistry , polymer chemistry , work (physics) , polymer science , organic chemistry , photochemistry , polymer , thermodynamics , physics
In this paper the author presents some of his contributions to the theory and practice of the cationic polymerization (C.P.) of alkenes since 1944. The first phase of his work at the University of Manchester comprises the discovery of co‐catalysis by water with TiCl 4 , the invention of the pseudo‐Dewar reaction vessel, the use of trichloroacetic acid as co‐catalyst, and the disproof of the alleged cationic isomerization of cis‐stilbene.