Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.33, No.14, 2493-2504, 1995
Synthesis and Cationic Photopolymerization of Alkoxyallene Monomers
A series of cationically polymerizable mono- and difunctional alkoxyallene monomers have been prepared via the straightforward base catalyzed isomerization of the corresponding propargyl ethers. Rate studies conducted using real-time infrared spectroscopy showed that these monomers exhibit high reactivity in photoinitiated cationic polymerization. Monomers bearing a single alkoxyallene group undergo rapid polymerization to yield crosslinked polymers indicating that both double bonds react during polymerization. A mechanism has been proposed that explains this observation.