Living cationic polymerization of Viny Ethers in Presence of Iodomethyl Methyl Ether and Zinc Iodide

• Published in: Fibers and polymers Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 131 - 134
• Main Authors: Kwon, Soonhong, Lee, Yunsung, Mah, Soukil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Living cationic polymerization; Zinc iodide; Iodomthyl methyl ether; Block copolymer; Vinyl ether

Living cationic polymerization behaviors of isobutyl vinyl ehters (IBVE), initiated by iodomethyl methyl ether (IMME)/zinc iodide ($Znl_2$) have been investigated. The polymerization was carried out at 0, -15, and $-30^{\circ}C$ in toluene. It was found that the rate of polymerization increased as t...