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Coupling or branching in organoalkali metal-initiated polymerization reaction systems with halogenated polymerizable compounds, such as the halostyrenes, is significantly improved by the addition of polar compounds to the system after polymerization is essentially complete and prior to termination.
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POLYMERIZATION INITIALTORS ARE PRODUCED FROM SUBSTANTIALLY PURE CALCIUM METAL TOGETHER WITH POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC COMPOUNDS OR POLYARYL SUBSTITUTED ETHYLENES.
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A METHOD OF POLYMERIZING CONJUGATED DIENS WHICH EMPLOYS A HALOPHENYLLITHIUM INTIATOR PREPARED FROM THE INTERREACTION OF AN ALKYLLITHIUM AND A BROMOIODOBENZENE IS DISCOSED.
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IMPROVED 4-HALOPHENYLLITHIUM POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS ARE PREPARED BY MILLING 4-HALOPHENYLLITHIUM AS A HIGHLY DISPERSED FORM IN A HYDROCARBON DISPERSING MEDIUM.
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THE ISOMERIZATION OF 1-OLEFINS OR TRANS-OLEFINS TO INTERNAL CIS-OLEFINS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF A CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND WITH A POTASSIUM SALT OF A FATTY ACID OR OF AN ALOCOHOL. FOR EXAMPLE, 1-BUTENE YIELDS CIS-2-BUTENE.
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IMPROVED 4-HALOPHENYLITHIUM POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS ARE PREPARED BY MILLING 4-HALOPHENYLLITHIUM AS A HIGHLY DISPERSED FORM IN A HYDROCARBON DISPERSING MEDIUM.
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A polymerization process for the polymerization of conjugated dienes to gel-free polymers of high cis content and relatively low inherent viscosity, and for polymerization of other polymerizable monomers, which employs a polymerization initiator formed on admixing a vinyltin compound and a haloaryllithium compound selected from 3-halophenyllithium, 1-halo-3naphthyllithium, 3-halo-1-naphthyllithium, milled 4halophenyllithium, and milled 4-halonaphtyllithium.
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1,125,631. Diene polymers. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. 22 Feb., 1966 [23 Feb., 1965], No. 7730/66. Heading C3P. Diene polymers are made by polymerizing one or more conjugated dienes with or without one or more copolymerizable monovinyl aromatic compounds in the presence of a catalyst of the formula RM x , where R is an aliphatic, cyclo-aliphatic, or aromatic hydrocarbon radical, M is an alkali metal atom and x is an integer of 1 to 4, adding prior to inactivation of the catalyst a tin compound of the formula R x SnZy, where R is a hydrocarbyl radical, Z is halogen, oxygen, sulphur or various specified radicals containing oxygen or sulphur, x is 0, 1, or 2, y is 2, 3, or 4, and the sum of x+y is 4, deactivating the catalyst and recovering the polymer. The polymers after recovery may be mixed with a mildly acidic compound such as stearic acid or stannic acid. Specified dienes are 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, piperylene, and 2,3 - dimethyl 1,3 - butadiene. Specified aromatic compounds are styrene, 3-methyl. styrene, 3,5-diethylstyrene, 4-n-propylstyrene, and 1- and 2-vinylnaphthalene. The Specification contains a long list of suitable tin compounds. The polymerization is carried out in a conventional manner. The exemplified catalyst is n-butyllithium. Exemplified polymers are polybutadiene and block copolymers of butadiene and styrene. The polymers may be vulcanized and the Specification gives details of processing conditions and physical properties of the cured polymers.