T. Kitano, Teruo Fujimoto, M. Nagasawa
Mar 1, 1977
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Polymer Journal
Abstract
The anionic polymerization of tert-butyl acrylate was studied to determine the experimental conditions for preparing poly(acrylic acid) having narrow molecular weight distributions. If the monomer is carefully purified, the monomer can be anionically polymerized with n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran at −78°C. The propagation proceeds by living mechanism, though side reactions seem to occur at the initiation stage. The polymer obtained can be hydrolyzed with hydrobromic acid without degradation.