Jy. Chang et al., POLYMERIZATION OF ANISOLE DERIVATIVES CONTAINING ALLYL OR CHLOROMETHYL GROUP THROUGH AROMATIC ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION-REACTION, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 18(12), 1997, pp. 1288-1291
4-Allylanisole was polymerized with AlCl3 as a catalyst. The polymeriz
ation was carried out in nitroethane at various temperatures with chan
ging the ratio of the initiator to the monomer concentration. The weig
ht average molecular weights measured by gel permeation chromatography
in chloroform with polystyrene standards were between 1,500 and 4,700
. H-1 NMR spectroscopy showed that the polymerization proceeded throug
h a stepwise aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction along with a
minor chain-reaction, resulting in a branched polymer. 4-Chloromethyl
anisole was also polymerized with AlCl3 in nitroethane through an arom
atic electrophilic substitution reaction to give a high molecular weig
ht polymer (Mw=88,000).