Précisions apportées au mécanisme de la polymérisation du chlorure de vinyle par le chlorure de tertiobutyle-magnésium en milieu tétrahydrofurannique. Etude par résonance magnétique nucléaire

NMR analysis of the low molecular weight poly(vinyl chloride) obtained from polymerizations initiated by t-BuMgCl in THF solution suggests that all the polymer chains have the structure: Enhanced signal/noise ratio by NMR spectrum accumulation confirms this structure in products of higher molecular weights. Examination of the NMR spectrum of vinyl chloride monomer in THF solution reveals the formation of a monomer–THF complex; it seems that the initiation step of the polymerization is governed by this complexation phenomenon.