Journal of Student Research 2015

160 Journal Student Research

FIGURE 5

TABLE 2

Polymerizations were also attempted in two different types of sol vents, THF (which is polar) and toluene (non-polar). The mixture of 50 % (v/v) solvent and monomer assumes that initiator volume is negligible. All components were readily miscible. The initiator loadings of these experi ments are summarized in Table 3 (p.139) for THF and Table 4 for toluene, respectively. Neither THF nor toluene improved the yield compared to the control experiment.