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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1995
Jin-shan Wang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Philippe Bayard, Stavelot, BE;
Philippe Teyssie, Neuville en Condroz, BE;
Bruno Vuillemin, Pau, FR;
Philippe Heim, Pau, FR;
Elf Atochem S.A., Puteaux, FR;
Abstract
Living random (meth)acrylic copolymers, facilely converted into random co(meth)acrylates and block copolymers thereof, comprise the anionic copolymerizates of at least one comonomer A with at least one comonomer B selected from among the (meth)acrylates and maleimides, at least one of the comonomers A and B comprising a (meth)acrylate, in the presence of (i) at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal, mono- or difunctional initiator and (ii) at least one ligand, for example a nonnitrogenous macrocyclic complexant, e.g., a crown ether, or an alkali metal alcoholate.