Anionic Polymerization of Vinylidene Chloride. II. Homopolymerization Initiated by n-Butyllithium
- 1 February 1962
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
- Vol. 35 (2) , 197-201
- https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.35.197
Abstract
The polymerization of vinylidene chloride initiated by n-butyllithium in n-hexane has been investigated. It has been found that the initial rate of polymerization is independent of the catalyst concentration above a critical value and is proportional to the square of the monomer concentration. The activation energy of the over-all rate was 10.7kcal./mol. The chlorine content of the polymer decreased inversely with the increase of catalyst concentration. An anionic mechanism is suggested for the polymerization kinetics.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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