On the basis of former reports,C 60Cl n was used as a novel coupling agent to react with active polymer chains in anionic polymerization of styrene and copolymerization of styrene and isoprene initiated by n-BuLi, respectively.The UV-Vis spectra of coupling products showed that C 60Cl n was bonded to the polymer chain.The various samples were analyzed by GPC using a refractive index(RI) detector and an ultraviolet(UV) detector set at 340?nm for the absorption of C 60 and its derivatives.The results revealed that there is a new peak containing C 60 after coupling reaction between C 60Cl n and polymer chains,and the polydispersity of the coupling products is broadened,which demonstrated that coupling reaction has taken place and polymer chains are covalently bonded to the molecule of C 60Cl n.It was calculated that about two polystyrene chains are attached to a C 60Cl n molecule,and it demonstrated that two mechanisms,i.e.substitution reaction and addition reaction,have taken place simultaneously during the coupling reaction.
