“…Several methods have been developed for the polymerization of VCZ, such as free‐radical,13–16 conventional cationic (protonic acids, Lewis acids, and carbocations),17–21 photoinitiation,22, 23 Ziegler–Natta,24 charge‐transfer,25 electrochemical,26, 27 vapor‐deposition,12 and solid‐state polymerization 28. The free‐radical polymerization of VCZ with azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as thermal initiators gives PVCZ with a molecular weight below 100,000 16, 18, 19. In the free‐radical bulk polymerization of VCZ, an increased polymerization rate ( R p ) arising from greater temperature increases at higher polymerization temperatures causes a lowering of the molecular weight of PVCZ.…”