Abstract The Kinetics of the polymerization of isopropyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) and chloroethyl vinyl ether initiated by HI in CH 2 Cl 2, in the presence and in the absence of tetrabutylammonium iodide as common anion salt, were investigated. The polymerizations proceed directly through the carbon–iodide termini without any necessary electrophilic activator. As previously observed with cyclohexyl vinyl ether, it was found that the addition ...
