This report is a rev ie w of the procedures and equipm e nt used in the preparation of polyniers of predi ctabl e molec ular weights and narrow mol ec ular weight di stributions. The monomers con sidered in detai l are styre ne, a-methyl styre ne, iso pre ne , and butadiene.Key Words: Ho moge neo us anioni c polymerization, monodi s pe rse, polystyrene, poly-a-me thylstyre ne, polyiso pre ne, an d polybutadiene.