4. The cationic polymerization of polyisobutylene is industrially important. For whichapplications? Draw the mechanism of the initiation with aluminium chloride the firstpropagation steps.

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Chapter29: Organic Polymer Chemistry

Section29.6: Chain-growth Polymerizations

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4. The cationic polymerization of polyisobutylene is industrially important. For which applications? Draw the mechanism of the initiation with aluminium chloride the first propagation steps.