Comment on “Lewis acid-surfactant complex catalysed polymerisation in aqueous dispersed media: cationic or radical polymerisation?” by A. Destephen, L. Lezama and N. Ballard, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 5757

Abstract

We show here that cationic polymerization catalysed by LASC does occur in thoroughly chosen conditions, namely by inhibiting radical production and working at low temperature. It is however shown that large molar masses as obtained here call for a more complex mechanism than previously thought, a priori involving coordination of dienic or styrenic monomers by LASC.