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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick P Gentry, Jr, Bear, DE (US);
Owen W Webster, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08F / ; C08F / ; C08F / ; C08F / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526194 ; 526328 ; 526173 ; 526180 ; 526181 ; 525271 ; 525309 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for anionic polymerization of selected methacrylate monomers at elevated (as high as about 100.degree. C.) temperatures, while maintaining good 'living' characteristics, by carrying out the polymerization in the presence of a silicon compound and a large cation. Also disclosed is an improved process for the polymerization of vinyl monomers, including methacrylates, which process comprises the use of an anionic intiator which is a combination of an alkali metal hydride and an alkoxysilane or a combination of an alkali metal alkoxide and a silicon hydride.