Carbocationic polymerization of isoprene using cumyl initiators: progress in understanding side reactions

The cationic polymerization of isoprene using cumyl chloride/B(C6F5)3 and cumyl ether/TiCl4 systems was investigated in dichloromethane or in dichloromethane/methylcyclohexane mixtures varying the polymerization conditions.

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Cationic polymerization of α,β-disubstituted olefins. Part 17. Effect of polymerization conditions on the reactivity of alkenyl ethers relative to vinyl ethers

Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ◽

10.1002/pol.1973.170110402 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 713-722 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Toshinobu Higashimura ◽

Kazumitsu Kawamura ◽

Toshio Masuda

Keyword(s):

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Vinyl Ethers ◽

Polymerization Conditions

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Cationic polymerization of p-substituted α-methylstyrenes. III. Effect of polymerization conditions on tacticity and molecular weight for p-chloro-α-methylstyrene

Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ◽

10.1002/pol.1977.170150827 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 2043-2043

Author(s):

Robert W. Lenz ◽

Lars C. Westfelt

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Polymerization Conditions

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Studies of polymers from cyclic dienes. V. Cationic polymerization of cyclopentadiene, influence of polymerization conditions on the polymer structure

Journal of Polymer Science Part A-1 Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1002/pol.1968.150060509 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1175-1194 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Chuji Aso ◽

Toyoki Kunitake ◽

Yoshikazu Ishimoto

Keyword(s):

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Polymer Structure ◽

Cyclic Dienes ◽

Polymerization Conditions

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Cationic polymerization of vinyl ether with a benzoate pendant: The formation of long-lived polymers and the identification of side reactions

Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1002/1099-0518(20001215)38:24<4362::aid-pola50>3.0.co;2-a ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 38 (24) ◽

pp. 4362-4372 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Md. Saifur Rahman ◽

Tamotsu Hashimoto ◽

Toshiyuki Kodaira

Keyword(s):

Vinyl Ether ◽

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Side Reactions

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Cationic polymerization of p-substituted α-methylstyrenes. III. Effect of polymerization conditions on tacticity and molecular weight for p-chloro-α-methylstyrene

Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ◽

10.1002/pol.1976.170140905 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 14 (9) ◽

pp. 2147-2153 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Robert W. Lenz ◽

Lars C. Westfelt

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Polymerization Conditions

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Selective cationic addition polymerization of 2,4-dimethylene-1,3-dioxolane by a common Lewis acid: synthesis of vinyl ether-pendant polymer under cationic polymerization conditions

Macromolecules ◽

10.1021/ma00038a048 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 25 (12) ◽

pp. 3313-3314 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tsutomu Yokozawa ◽

Ryoji Hayashi ◽

Takeshi Endo

Keyword(s):

Vinyl Ether ◽

Lewis Acid ◽

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Acid Synthesis ◽

Addition Polymerization ◽

Polymerization Conditions

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Polyisoprene synthesized via cationic polymerization: State of the art

Pure and Applied Chemistry ◽

10.1351/pac-con-12-02-05 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 84 (10) ◽

pp. 2065-2080 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Samira Ouardad ◽

Alain Deffieux ◽

Frédéric Peruch

Keyword(s):

Cationic Polymerization ◽

Chain Transfer ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Cross Linking ◽

Side Reactions ◽

Polymerization Mechanism ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Living Cationic Polymerization

In this paper, more than 70 years of cationic polymerization of isoprene (IP) are reviewed. Up to now, the controlled or living cationic polymerization of IP was never reported due to numerous side reactions, including chain transfer, cyclization, and cross-linking reactions that were very difficult to control. Cationic polyisoprenes (PIPs) are thus described to be mainly 1,4-trans with saturated/cyclized sequences. Although progress was made for their characterization due to many analysis techniques, cationic PIPs are still not yet fully characterized, particularly the saturated sequences. As a consequence, even if suggestions are proposed, polymerization mechanism is still not fully elucidated.

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