Application of Et3NHCl-AlCl3 ionic liquid as an initiator in cationic copolymerization of 1,3-pentadiene with styrene

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Abstract

Cationic copolymerization of 1,3-pentadiene (PD) with styrene (St) using the triethylamine hydrochloride-aluminium chloride (Et3NHCl-AlCl 3) room temperature ionic liquid as an initiator in toluene has been investigated. The polymerization proceeds to high conversions, indicating high initiating reactivity of Et3NHCl-AlCl3 in these copolymerization systems, although molecular weights of the polymers are limited which are similar to polymerization initiated by Lewis acids such as TiCl 4, BF3, BF3•OEt2. The polymers were analyzed using IR spectra in conjunction with gel permeation chromatography (GPC).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-76
Number of pages8
JournalReaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters
Volume90
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2007

Keywords

  • 1,3-pentadiene
  • Cationic copolymerization
  • EtNHCl-AlCl ionic liquid
  • Styrene

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