Abstract
The effect of solvents on self-anionic telomerization of acrylonitrile on aluminum electrode surface was studied during the course of studies on metal surface treatment by means of electrolytic polymerization processes. The results showed that the number of chain transfers was larger in the solvent of higher dielectric constant and the number was smaller with the stronger intensity of electric field.
On the assumption that the chain transfer reaction is due to the hydride ion shift, it is shown that the solvent of high dielectric constant weakens the interaction between hydride ions and also the interaction between hydride ion and cathode; therefore, such a solvent can stabilize hydride ions.
