The first two papers (1,2) of this series concerned the use of trivinylaluminum (V3Al) as a vinylating agent for tert-alkyl and sec-or tert-allylic chlorides and as a coinitiator for isobutylene polymerization. These researches led to an increased understanding of the mechanism, particularly termination, of cationic olefm polymerizations and ultimately to the synthesis of a telechelic polymer, a,wdiene-polyisobutylene.The present paper describes the use of V3Al in polymer modification. In line with model experiments (l), it was postulated that polymers, particularly polyhydrocarbons containing active chlorine (tert-alkyl, allyl) atoms, could be vinylated by V3Al leading to products capable of further valuable transformations by the reactive vinyl group.We selected to demonstrate the feasibility of this concept by vinylating a saturated rubber [poly(ethylene-co-propylene), EPM] and subsequently crosslinking it with SzClz. The following equations illustrate the experimental scheme envisioned: H network 595 0 1977 by John Wiley 8~ Sons, Inc.