Cationic polymerization of isobutylene by complexes of alkylaluminum dichlorides with diisopropyl ether: An activating effect of water

The RAlCl2 × OiPr2-co-initiated (R = iBu or Et) cationic polymerization of isobutylene in the presence of externally added water (0.016–0.1 mM) in nonpolar n-hexane at 10 °C and high monomer concentration ([IB] = 5.8 M) has been investigated. It was shown that the sequence of H2O introduction into the system had the crucial effect on the polymerization rate, saturated monomer conversion, and, to a lesser extent, the content of exo-olefin end...