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The title polymer was synthesized via free radical initiation. The 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of the polymer were recorded and analyzed in terms of polymer tacticity. Many resonances showed a multiplicity indicative of sensitivity to stereochemistry. Those resonances that could be analyzed with a reasonable degree of accuracy showed poly(4-acetoxystyrene) to be an atactic polymer.
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Trumbo, D.L. Preliminary analysis of the 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra of poly(4-acetoxystyrene). Polymer Bulletin 37, 617–623 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00296607
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