Macromolecules · 2001 · 35 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringInitiator SystemsPolymer SynthesisPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesPolymerization Reaction EngineeringAnionic PolymerizationAnionic Ring-opening PolymerizationInitiator DesignInitiator EfficiencyInitiator Reactivity
The initially formed carbanion from dimethylsilacyclobutane and potassium tert -butoxide was trapped in as high as 88% yield in the presence of 1,1-diphenylethylene as evidenced by quenching with methyl iodide. The initiator efficiency of 76% was obtained by using a combination of potassium tert -butoxide, dimethylsilacyclobutane, and 1,1-diphenylethylene carbanion pump system as an initiator in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate.
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