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The cationic polymerization and copolymerization of several vinyl aromatic monomers including 9-vinyl anthracene, vinyl naphthalenes, and 4-vinyl biphenyl have been studied. The experimental reactivities are in agreement with those calculated by quantum chemistry methods. The isomerization of the carbocation of 9-vinyl anthracene has been studied at various polymerization temperatures and it has been shown that its extent depends on this parameter. The 1-vinyl-4-methoxy naphthalene does not copolymerize with styrene; moreover, styrene does not homopolymerize in the presence of this monomer.
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Bunel, C., Cohen, S., Laguerre, J. et al. Reactivity Problems in the Cationic Polymerization of 9-Vinyl Anthracene, Vinyl Naphthalenes, and 4-Vinyl Biphenyl. Polym J 7, 320–325 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.7.320
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.7.320