Homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers of a styrene based monomer are prepared by: (1) polymerizing at least one oxidized styrylphosphine monomer selected from the group of: (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, (c.sub.6 h.sub.5 o).sub.2 p(o)n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2, (c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.3 n.sub.3 n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2 and (C.sub.6 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 N.sub.3 [N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ].sub.2 ; or (2) polymerizing p-diphenylphosphinestyrene and then oxidizing said polymerized p-diphenylphosphinestyrene monomer with an organoazide selected from the group of (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.sub.3, (C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 P(O)N.sub.3, (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.3 N.sub.3 (N.sub.3) and C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C.sub.3 N.sub.3 (N.sub.3).sub.2. Copolymers can also be prepared by copolymerizing styrene with at least one oxidized styrylphosphine monomer selected from the group of: (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, (c.sub.6 h.sub.5 o).sub.2 p(o)n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2, (c.sub.6 h.sub.5 ).sub.2 c.sub.3 n.sub.3 n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2 and (C.sub.6 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 N.sub.3 [N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ].sub.2
聚合物、共聚物和三元共聚物是通过以下方法制备的:(1)聚合至少选择自以下组的氧化
苯基膦烯单体之一:(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2,(c.sub.6 h.sub.5 o).sub.2 p(o)n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2,(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.3 n.sub.3 n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2和(C.sub.6 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 N.sub.3 [N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ].sub.2;或(2)聚合对
二苯基膦苯乙烯,然后用选择自以下组的有机
叠氮化合物氧化所聚合的对
二苯基膦苯乙烯单体:(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.sub.3,(C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O).sub.2 P(O)N.sub.3,(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.3 N.sub.3 (N.sub.3)和C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C.sub.3 N.sub.3 (N.sub.3).sub.2。共聚物也可以通过共聚
苯乙烯和至少选择自以下组的氧化
苯基膦烯单体之一来制备:(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 P(O)N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2,(c.sub.6 h.sub.5 o).sub.2 p(o)n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2,(c.sub.6 h.sub.5 ).sub.2 c.sub.3 n.sub.3 n.dbd.p(c.sub.6 h.sub.5).sub.2 c.sub.6 h.sub.4 ch.dbd.ch.sub.2和(C.sub.6 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 N.sub.3 [N.dbd.P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ].sub.2