A Bimolecular Alternating Inter-Intramolecular Chain Propagation Leading to Cyclocopolymerization

This paper includes a report of the original studies which led to postulation of the cyclocopolymerization mechanism. Conditions for the copolymerization experiments, involving copolymerization of a wide variety of 1,4-dienes and alkenes, are reported in addition to the spectral and analytical evidence obtained in support of the proposed structures. Also included are some of the physical properties of the copolymers and some additional chemical evidence in support of the structures.