Active centre association in anionic polymerization. Its relation to the mechanism of polymerization of dienes in non-polar solvents

The dissociation mechanism suggested for lithium‐based polymerization in many cases requires a relationships between the degree of association of the active centres and the kinetic data. This connection has recently been questioned (R. N. Young, L. J. Fetters, J. S. Huang & R. Krishnamoorti, Polymer International, 33 (1994) 217). It is the purpose of the present communication to show that this questioning is not soundly based.