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In connexion with an investigation into the mechanism of Friedel – Crafts reactions involving styrene, we required a supply of this olefin of maximum possible dryness1. Before proceeding to drying by evaporation in an all-glass high-vacuum apparatus of the Stock type, a preliminary treatment with magnesium perchlorate (‘Anhydrone’) was given. We found, however, that polymerization was induced by this drying agent: in three weeks a highly viscous polymer was obtained.
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LILLEY, H., FOSTER, G. Interaction of Styrene with Magnesium Perchlorate and Other Salts. Nature 160, 131 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160131a0
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