J. Rooney
Oct 1, 1983
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Polymer Bulletin
Abstract
SummaryReactions between 3,4-dimethoxystyrene and trityl hexachloroantimonate in methylene dichloride were studied by liquid chromatography, i.r. and visible spectroscopy. Under certain conditions monomer consumption is quite low, permitting accurate analysis of the initiation kinetics. Polymerization is characterized by rapid rates of chain transfer through facile intramolecular cyclization and at least one major termination reaction. The appearance of a chromophore absorbing at 540 nm is probably the result of a termination reaction in which stable, substituted indanyl cations are formed.