Cationic polymerization represents a pivotal technique in modern polymer chemistry, enabling the synthesis of polymers via the formation of carbocationic intermediates. This mechanism is highly ...

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 218, No. 1133 (Jun. 25, 1953), pp. 149-154 (6 pages) The polymerization of vinylidene chloride initiated ...

Chemists report a metal-free method to control cationic polymerization that provides a new framework for higher quality industrial polymers. The reaction depends on weak halogen bonding and the ...

The development of catalysts that are capable of polymerizing or copolymerizing functionalized vinyl monomers (CH 2 =CHX) by insertion mechanisms would enable the synthesis of new polyolefins with ...

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 192, No. 1030 (Feb. 18, 1948), pp. 329-339 (11 pages) A simple method for investigating the relation ...

Cationic CDs, which possess a positively charged surface, have shown the ability to mimic natural enzyme applications. The positive charge on the surfaces of these nanomaterials significantly ...

Nagoya, Japan - Chemists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) report a metal-free method to control cationic polymerization that provides a new framework for higher quality industrial ...