Inventors:
Carl L. Willis - Houston TX, US
Daniel E. Goodwin - Katy TX, US
Grant W. Haddix - Katy TX, US
Pierre N. Tutunjian - Houston TX, US
Joy P. Cocchiara - Houston TX, US
Harvey E. Atwood - Kingwood TX, US
Craig A. Stevens - Katy TX, US
Assignee:
Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC - Houston TX
International Classification:
C08F 25/02
Abstract:
Disclosed is an anionic diinitiator prepared using a diisopropenyl benzene compound and an organo lithium compound having primary polymerization sites. The anionic diinitiators are prepared by admixing a diisopropenyl benzene compound with diethyl ether, ethylene, an organo lithium compound, and a solvent under reaction conditions sufficient to prepare a diinitiator having primary lithium alkyl reactive sites. The diinitiators are particularly useful in preparing block copolymers.