The species which can best serve as an initiator for the cationic polymerization is

HNO₃

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AICI₃

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BuLi

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LiAIH₄

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Solution

The correct option is B
AICI₃

Cationic polymerization is intiated by the use of strong protonic acid such as H₂SO₄or Lewis acids such as AICI₃, BF_{3 ,}etc. Thus option (b) is correct.

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