The present work was undertaken to throw further light on the mechanism of the polymeriza- tion of olefins by acid catalyst^.'^^ Brunner and Farmer in 19374 published their results on the action of boron trifluoride on tetra- methylethylene to form 2,2,3,5,6-penta- methyl-3-heptene and a trimethylheptyl- ... H Me: C H H+ + cccc ~f cccc + cccc ... Although the work on tetramethylethyl- ene has been continued, little has been added to the problem as it stood ...
