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Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol)s with narrow molecular weight distribution from poly(benzyl vinyl ether) precursors

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A series of poly(benzyl vinyl ether)s of low molecular weight (5000 to 15000 g mol-1) and narrow molecular distribution (\(\overline M _w /\overline M _n< 1.20\)) have been synthesisedvia the cationic polymerisation of benzyl vinyl ether. Acetylation with acetic anhydride/tin (IV) chloride leads to poly(vinyl acetate), which can be hydrolysed to near-monodisperse water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) with an isotacticity of approximately 47%. This polymer was re-acetylated and its molecular weight distribution assessed to confirm that hydrolysis gives minimal chain scission.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, BN1 9QJ, Brighton, UK

    Clive Forder, Steven P. Armes & Norman C. Billingham

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Forder, C., Armes, S.P. & Billingham, N.C. Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol)s with narrow molecular weight distribution from poly(benzyl vinyl ether) precursors. Polymer Bulletin 35, 291–297 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00963126

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