Abstract
The radical polymerization of styrene was investigated in the presence of diphenyl ditelluride (DPDTe) under varied conditions. In the polymerization without any radical initiator at higher temperature (125°C), the addition of DPDTe surely decreased the polymer molecular weight (M n ) while the polydispersity (M w /M n ) was rather broad. The polymerization with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as the initiator was also uncontrollable to afford polymers with broad M w /M n probably due to the redox side reaction of BPO with DPDTe. On the contrary, the precision control of M n and the initiating end structure could be achieved by the polymerization with 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), that is, M n increased in proportion to the molar ratio of monomer to initiator suggesting the suppression of bimolecular chain termination reactions by the excellent radical capturing ability of DPDTe.
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