Abstract

Kinetics of living anionic polymerizations of styrene was investigated for lithium, sodium, and potassium salts in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran at 35, 25, 0, and −70°C in the presence and absence of a high intensity electric field. At 35 and 25°C, a field acceleration effect was observed whereas no effect was found at 0 and −70°C. The propagation rate constant of ion pairs was almost independent of gegen ions and their temperature dependence was smaller than that of free anions. The free ions seem to be more strongly solvated as the temperature decreases.

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