JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, vol.29, no.2, pp.219-224, 1991 (SCI-Expanded)
Controlled potential electrolysis was employed to accomplish homopolymerization of maleic anhydride, by direct electron transfer. The solvent used in the polymerization studies was acetonitrile-dimethylformamide mixture (1:1) with the supporting electrolyte tetrabutylammonium tetra fluoroborate. A brown paramagnetic polymer was obtained from the catholyte, upon electroreduction of monomer.