PIB Polymerization (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

PIB Polymerization

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Reaction mechanism showing a proton transfer from the superacid catalyst to isobutylene. This is the first step in the PIB polymerization process.

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Minh Nguyen Vo/Johnson Research Group

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