Anionic polymerization of styrene sulfonic acid derivatives

Abstract As a preliminary to the preparation of block copolymers of p ‐styrene sulfonic acid and isoprene, anionic polymerization of several derivatives of the former was investigated. Radical anions of naphthalene were used as the initiator for this study, in which the effects of polymerization variables including counterion, temperature, monomer and initiator concentrations, and solvent were investigated. Synthesis techniques were modified …