Polymer synthesis using functionalized alkyllithium initiators: Telechelic, heterotelechelic and functionalized star‐branched polymers

Abstract

Abstract Alkyllithium initiators with hydroxyl groups protected with either t‐butoxy or t‐butyldimethylsiloxy groups have been used to prepare α‐functionalized polymers, α,ω‐telechelic, α,ω‐heterotelechelic and multifunctional star‐branched polymers.