| Abstract: | Polymerization of vinyl monomers having large negative e values in the presence of phosphorus compounds containing halogens was studied in order to examine the cationic initiation ability of phosphorus compounds. N-Vinylcarbazole was effectively polymerized by phosphorus compounds such as PCI3, PBr3, PCI2C6H5, PCI(C6H5)2, POCI3, and POCI2C6H5 even in benzene. The initiation ability of phosphorus compounds decreased in the order; PCI2 ? PBr3 > PCI2C6H5 > PCI(C6H5)2, and also POCI3 > POCI265. On the other hand, PCI3 and PBr3, which were less effective than POCI3, showed initiation ability for the polymerizations of styrene and α-methylstyrene in nitrobenzene as a solvent. The results of the copolymerization of styrene with methyl methacrylate by PCI3 in nitrobenzene, the result of solvent dielectric constant effect, and the effect of additives such as water, tert-butyl chloride, triethylamine, and hydroquinone, indicate the polymerization of styrene by PCI3 to proceed by a cationic mechanism. |
