A. Hirao, S. Nakahama
Feb 1, 1986
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Polymer
Abstract
Abstract Anionic polymerization of 4-vinyl(N,N-diisopropylbenzamide) (1) was effected with cumyl potassium, poly-(α-methylstyryl)lithium, and -potassium in tetrahydrofuran at −78°C. Compound 1 was readily polymerized under these conditions to form a ‘living polymer’. Using this method, polymers of 1 with very narrow molecular weight distributions ( M w M n = 1.04−1.06 ) were obtained in a quantitative conversion. The diblock copolymer, poly[α-methylstyrylene-b-4-vinyl(N,N-diisopropylbenzamide)], was also prepared.