Polyethers and method for making the same

The method of making polyethers having at least one terminal hydroxyl group and an average molecular weight of between about 300 and 150,000 which comprises:

• 1. polymerizing in the liquid state at a temperature of from about 0.degree. to 180.degree.C at least one polymerizable organic cyclic oxide monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide;
• 1,2-propylene oxide;
• 1,2-butene oxide;
• 1,2-dodecane monoxide;
• isobutylene monoxide;
• styrene oxide;
• 1,2-pentene oxide;
• isopentene oxide, 1,2-diisobutylene oxide;
• 1,2-hexene oxide;
• 1,2-heptene oxide;
• allyl glycidyl ether;
• isoheptene oxide;
• 1,2-octene oxide;
• 1,2-nonene oxide;
• 1,2-decene oxide;
• 1,2-hendecene oxide;
• methyl glycidyl ether;
• ethyl glycidyl ether;
• phenyl glycidyl ether;
• butadiene monoxide;
• isoprene monoxide;
• oxetane, tolyl glycidyl ether;
• 3,3-dimethyl oxetane;
• 3-n-nonyl oxetane;
• 3-allyl-3-methyl oxetane;
• 3-vinyl-3-methyl oxetane;
• 1,2-pentadecene oxide;
• 3,3-diethyl oxetane;
• 3-ethyl-3-butyl oxetane;
• 3-chloromethylene oxetane;
• 3-chloromethyl-3-methyl oxetane and 3-methyl-3-ethyl oxetane with
• 2.