STUDIES IN IONIC COPOLYMERIZATION.
Abstract
The copolymerization of styrene--isoprene with Lewis bases and isobutylene--p-chorostyrene with Lewis acids shows a dependence of copolymer composition on solvents and counterions. The work reported in this thesis was designed to shed light on two questions: (1) Is the effect of solvent and catalyst of general significance in ionic copolymerization. (2) Are ionic copolymerizations generally ideal. Copolymerizations were performed with styrene -- alpha - methylstyrene, styrene--p-methylstyrene, styrene--p-methoxystyrene, and p-methylstyrene--pmethoxystyrene. Various Lewis acids and bases were used in several solvents. Reactivity ratios were calculated for all but the styrene-alpha-methylstyrene copolymers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 11, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0609697
Entities
People
- Arthur V. Tobolsky
- R. J. Boudreau
Organizations
- Princeton University