Salt effect in the base‐catalyzed polymerization of unsaturated amide compounds. IV. Polymerization of p‐vinylbenzamide in the presence of LiCl/N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine

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AbstractIn the presence of lithium chloride and N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine, p‐vinylbenzamide was polymerized in basic media to form a polymer with structure consisting of units due to both proton transfer and vinyl type polymerization, whereas in the presence of the salt alone the monomer underwent exclusively vinyl type of polymerization to give a polystyrene derivative: magnified image