Chemistry Letters · 1988 · 25 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer Physical ChemistryPolymer StructurePolymer SynthesisPolymer ThermodynamicsPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesBimodal DistributionBimodal Molecular Weight DistributionsCationic PolymerizationChemical PolymerizationPolymerization CatalystsPolymerization ReactionsPolystyrene
Abstract N-Benzyl-p-cyanopyridinium hexafluoroantimonate behaved as a thermally latent catalyst to initiate the cationic polymerization of styrene at 120 °C leading to polystyrene possessing a bimodal molecular weight distribution.
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Toshinobu Higashimura, Osamu Kishiro · Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition · 1974 · 60 citations