ISSN:
0449-296X
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
It was found that styrene in liquid sulfur dioxide polymerizes, giving polystyrene readily and quantitatively by addition of such aromatic hydrocarbons as anthracene and trans- or cis-stilbene in the presence of oxygen, and the polymerization proceeds via a cationic process. The observations on the electronic spectra and kinetics in the system suggested that the polymerization was initiated by an electron transfer from the aromatic hydrocarbon to oxygen, followed by the formation of styrene radical cation. Supporting evidence of the radical cation is that 1,1-diphenylethylene in liquid sulfur dioxide in the presence of oxygen shows a peak at λmax = 605 mμ and reacts to give benzophenone and 1,1,3,3-tetraphenyl-butene-1, which are eliminated by addition of a radical or cation inhibitor.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1968.150061112
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