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The cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride/MAO-catalysed polymerisation of methyl acrylate and copolymerisation with styrene and isoprene

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The polar electron-deficient alkene methyl acrylate was readily polymerised in good yield by the CpTiCl3-MAO system to give a polymer with a relatively low molecular weight, but reasonable polydispersity. The polymer appears to be atactic. The same system also gave a random sequence 1:1 copolymer of methyl acrylate and styrene, which according to NMR and SEM studies was a true copolymer rather than a blend.

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    Ian D. Cunningham & Khatereh Fassihi

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Cunningham, I., Fassihi, K. The cyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride/MAO-catalysed polymerisation of methyl acrylate and copolymerisation with styrene and isoprene. Polym. Bull. 53, 359–365 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-005-0343-z

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