Polymerization of styrene using 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyl-1,2- ethanediol as initiator in the presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl- 1-piperidinyloxy

Gang Wang, Xiulin Zhu, Dijun Hu, Zhengping Cheng, Jian Zhu
2004 E-Polymers  
AbstractThe bulk polymerization of styrene using 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyl-1,2-ethanediol as initiator in the presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) was investigated. The results show that polymerization proceeded in a controlled/ 'living' way, i.e., polymerization rate is first order with respect to monomer concentration. Molecular weights increase linearly with conversion and molecular weight distributions are relatively low (
doi:10.1515/epoly.2004.4.1.579 fatcat:qe25yajs7bgzfjf7rekekxkxiu