| Abstract: | The stereoregularity of polystyrene prepared by anionic polymerization was determined by means of 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The stereoregularity changed with such polymerization conditions as catalyst, solvent, and temperature. Sodium naphthalene as catalyst gave a syndiotactic-rich polystyrene of 66–68% syndiotactic dyads independently of solvent and temperature, while potassium and cesium naphthalenes as catalyst produced polystyrenes with different stereoregularities ranging from syndiotactic-rich to isotactic-rich configurations, depending on solvent and temperature. The mechanism of anionic polymerization which caused the difference in stereoregularity was discussed from the viewpoint of growing ionic species. |
