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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Polymers

Which one of the following is not used as an initiator in ionic polymerisation?

  1. A \(\mathrm{NaNH}_2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{SnCl}_2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{AlCl}_3\)
  4. D \(\left(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CO}\right)_2 \mathrm{O}_2\)
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(D) \(\left(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CO}\right)_2 \mathrm{O}_2\)

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In ionic polymerisation ions/ion pairs have ends with ionic center \(\left(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CO}\right)_2 \mathrm{O}_2\) is a covalent compound and will not give any ionic center for chain initiation, thus can not be used as an initiator in ionic polymerisation.