Abstract
Polymerization of buta-1,3-diene initiated by bifunctional dilithium initiator in tert-butyl methyl ether, hexane and hexane-toluene mixtures was studied in the presence of Li tert-butoxide, 2-methylpentan-2-olate, 3-methylpentan-3-olate or 2,3-dimethylbutan-2-olate. The alkoxides lower the overall polymerization rate and affect, to a certain extent, microstructure of formed polymers. When applied in a concentration equal to that of the initiating centres, they lower the content of vinyl structures in polybutadiene by 10-12%. Increasing concentration of the alkoxide has no perceptible effect and, if used in 12-fold excess over the initiator, the content of 1,2-structures even increases. Polymers prepared in the presence of an alkoxide mostly have unimodal and narrow MWDs.
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