Investigating The Kinetics of Anionic Polymerization of Butadiene in Presence of 1,2‐diethoxypropane Using Online Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy

Abstract

AbstractOnline near‐infrared spectroscopy technique is employed to investigate the kinetics of the anionic polymerization of butadiene with n‐butyllithium initiator in the presence of the microstructure modifier 1,2‐diethoxypropane (DEP) in cyclohexane solvent. A phenomenological kinetic model is developed to describe the anionic polymerization process in the presence of DEP, and its influence on the microstructure of polybutadiene under different conditions is determined.