Wd. Vilar et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE .5. STRUCTURE OF POLYMERS PRODUCED BY THERMAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITION, Polymer bulletin, 38(3), 1997, pp. 319-325
The structures of hydroxyl terminated polbutadienes (HTPB) obtained by
free radical polymerization of butadiene in ethanol medium initiated
by thermal and photochemical hydrogen peroxide decomposition were stud
ied. The incorporation of alcohol in the polymer chain ends was eviden
ced by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy.