Polymerization behavior of 2,6-dimethoxystyrene
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Free radical, cationic, and anionic initiators were investigated as possible agents for the polymerization of 2,6-dimethoxystyrene. Polymerization was observed in all three cases, with rapid cross-linking apparently occurring with the cationic catalyst. Attempts at copolymerization with styrene and with methyl methacrylate resulted in the formation of homopolymers of 2,6-dimethoxystyrene, in the cationic cases, and of methyl methacrylate in the anionic cases. Random copolymers were obtained in the anionic case with styrene and in the free radical case with both comonomers. Monomer reactivity ratios were calculated, and the polymerization behavior was interpreted in terms of the molecular structure of 2,6-dimethoxystyrene.
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