Understanding nucleophiles effects in fast living cationic polymerisation of isobutyl vinyl ether in a microflow system from stability and activity of propagating chains

Previous studies into fast living cationic polymerisation have rarely focused on the effects of nucleophiles, which are crucial in determining a suitable initiation system. In this work, taking the polymerisation...

Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyl-terminated butadiene-end-capped polyisobutylene and its use as a diol for polyurethane preparation

We synthesised hydroxyl-terminated PIB through living cationic polymerisation. Then the hydroxyl-terminated PIB was subsequently used as a diol to produce a PIB-based polyurethane.

Tolerant to air σ-alkane complexes by surface modification of single crystalline solid-state molecular organometallics using vapour-phase cationic polymerisation: SMOM@polymer

Surface-initiated cationic polymerisation of ethylvinylether at single-crystals of the σ-alkane complex [Rh(Cy2PCH2CH2PCy2)(NBA)][BArF4] imparts air-tolerance to this highly reactive complex.

Alcohol mediated degenerate chain transfer controlled cationic polymerisation of para-alkoxystyrene

In this report we demonstrate methanol as an effective degenerative chain transfer agent to control the cationic polymerisation (initiated by triflic acid) of electron rich p-alkoxy-styrenes, such as p-methoxystyrene (p-MOS).