SINGLE-ELECTRON PROCESSES IN THE REACTIONS OF INITIATION OF CARBOCATIONIC OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION AND CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF SATURATED POLYOLEFINS UNDER THE ACTION OF STRONG LEWIS-ACIDS

The data on the reactions of initiation of carbocationic olefin polyme rization and catalytic degradation of saturated polyolefins under the action of Lewis acids are considered and summarized. The new catalytic properties of strong Lewis acids, which imply their ability to initia te the above processes according to the single-electron transfer mecha nism (direct initiation) with generation of ion-radical and radical ac tive centers, were discovered.