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The polymerization of acetylene was investigated using catalysts in which the titanium component, Ti(OBu)4, was reduced with organomagnesium and organolithium compounds. In some cases, mainly with RMgBr, homogeneous films possessing good mechanical properties were obtained. The content of the transform of polyacetylene (40–80%) depended only vaguely both on the type of the reducing agent and on the reaction conditions. In all cases the film density was higher than that of films prepared according to Shirakawa.
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Kmínek, I. The polymerization of acetylene on catalysts having the composition titanium tetrabutoxide/organomagnesium or organolithium compounds. Polymer Bulletin 17, 331–334 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00955716
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