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The carbonation of the adduct of poly(styryl)lithium with 1,1‐diphenylethylene with gaseous carbon dioxide in benzene proceeds in high yield (>99%) compared to the inefficient functionalizations for poly(styryl)lithium (66%), poly(isoprenyl)lithium (59%), and polybutadienyl)lithium (27%). The quantitative carboxylation of poly(isoprenyl)lithium and poly(butadienyl)lithium requires the presence of larger amounts of Lewis bases such as THF ([THF]/[Li] = 300) or TMEDA ([TMEDA]/[Li] = 46) compared to poly(styryl)lithium in which a ratio of [TMEDA]/[Li] = 12 is effective.
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Quirk et al. (1992) studied this question.
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