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Macromol. Chem. Phys. 4/2015
First published: 13 February 2015
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Back Cover: Ionic liquids have been widely successful in many applications; here, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate is demonstrated to be an effective initiator for electro-induced polymerization of vinyl ethers. This reaction was studied by the versatile technique Fourier-transform near-infrared spectroscopy, offering advantages over other, more complicated and more time-consuming methods. Using ionic liquids as electro-polymerization initiators has potential applications in the development of anti-corrosion coatings for metal pipes. Further details can be found in the article by F. Yang, J. L. Yang, K. J. Zheng, J. W. Stansbury, and J. Nie* on page 380.
