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Anionic polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by electrolytically prepared radical anions of benzophenone and 2,2'-bipyridyl

S. Miertuš, O. Kyseľ, and P. Májek

Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 809 34 Bratislava

Abstract:  Possibilities of the application of radical anions of benzophenone and 2,2'-bipyridyl as initiators of anionic polymerization were studied experimen­tally. Acrylonitrile polymerization is initiated by both radical anions. In evaluating and investigating anionic polymerization we concentrated on propa­gation reaction; the propagation rate constant, the effect of the quality as well as the concentration of supporting electrolyte, and the effect of the concentra­tion of initiator on the propagation rate constant were determined.

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Chemical Papers 33 (2) 167–171 (1979)