QuestionPolymers / ionic chain polymerisation
Classify the following substituted styrenes with respect to their preferred mode of addition polymerization and select the correct answer accordingly :

- (a) I and IV undergo anionic polymerization while II and III undergo cationic polymerization
- (b) III and IV undergo cationic polymerization while I and II undergo anionic polymerization
- (c) I, III and IV undergo cationic polymerization while II undergoes anionic polymerization
- (d) I and IV undergo cationic polymerization while II and III undergo anionic polymerization
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