The sodium amides of telechelic polytetranydrofuran with secondary amine as endgroup (PTHF-NHR,where R represents benzyl
n-butyl or phenyl group)synthesized by termina-ring the dicationicaUy living polymerization of tetrahydrofuran (THF) with a large excess of primary amine were used as polymeric catalysts for anionic block copolymerization of vinyl monomers (methyl methacrylate,styrene or acrylonitrile).When R is a phenyl group,the PTHF-NHR can be almost completely metallated by sodium naphthalene.On the poly-meric anion from the subsequendy formed sodium amide a quantitative polymerization of MMA leads to the formation of a block copolymer,poly(MMA-b-THF-b-MMA),which ex- hibits the general properties of thermoplastic ehstomer with a tensile strength of 157 kg/cm2 and dongation of 700%.