A. Hashidzume et al., POLYMERIZATION OF AN AZASTYRENE DERIVATIVE .1. 1,6-ADDITION POLYMERIZATION OF 2,6-DIISOPROPYL-N-METHYLENEANILINE, Macromolecular rapid communications, 17(8), 1996, pp. 529-537
The polymerizability of an azastyrene derivative, 2,6-diisopropyl-N-me
thyleneaniline (DiPMAn), was studied. Although DiPMAn could not be pol
ymerized by radical and anionic initiators, it was polymerized with ca
tionic initiators, such as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), TiCl4-TFA, and
SnCl4-TFA. The polymer is formed by 1,6-addition with electrophilic su
bstitution of an activated monomer in para-position of the aromatic ri
ng.