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cationic polymerization: An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are cations. [ 1 ] In polymer chemistry , cationic polymerization is a type of chain growth polymerization in which a cationic initiator transfers charge to a monomer , which then becomes reactive.
In polymer chemistry, ionic polymerization is a chain-growth polymerization in which active centers are ions or ion pairs. [2] It can be considered as an alternative to radical polymerization, and may refer to anionic polymerization or cationic polymerization. [3] As with radical polymerization, reactions are initiated by a reactive compound.
The mechanism is affected by the stability of the resulting cationic species. For example, if the atom bearing the positive charge is stabilized by electron-donating groups, polymerization will proceed by the S N 1 mechanism. [21] The cationic species is a heteroatom and the chain grows by the addition of cyclic monomers thereby opening the ...
Living cationic polymerization is a living polymerization technique involving cationic propagating species. [1] [2] It enables the synthesis of very well defined polymers (low molar mass distribution) and of polymers with unusual architecture such as star polymers and block copolymers and living cationic polymerization is therefore as such of commercial and academic interest.
Cationic polymerization is used in the curing of epoxy resins in the presence of UV in the industry. [16] Light energy from UV breaks apart photoinitiaters, forming an acidic solution which then donates a proton to the polymer. The monomers then attach themselves to the polymer, forming longer and longer chains leading to a cross-linked network.
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. [1] [2] [3] There are many forms of polymerization [4] and different systems exist to categorize them. IUPAC definition for ...
The proposed mechanism for cationic photopolymerization begins with the photoexcitation of the initiator. Once excited, both homolytic cleavage and dissociation of a counter anion takes place, generating a cationic radical (R), an aryl radical (R') and an unaltered counter anion (X).
anionic polymerization: An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are anions. [ 1 ] In polymer chemistry , anionic addition polymerization is a form of chain-growth polymerization or addition polymerization that involves the polymerization of monomers initiated with anions .