Substituent Effects in Xanthate-Mediated Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate: Ab Initio Evidence for an Alternative Fragmentation Pathway
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High-level ab initio calculations have been performed for the addition and fragmentation steps in reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of vinyl acetate. The RAFT agents considered were a series of xanthates of the form S=C(O-Z′)S-R, where Z′ = methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, and tert-butyl and R = CH2OCOCH3 and CH3. The results indicate that increasing substitution within the Z′ group stabilizes the RAFT adduct radical, thereby reducing the rate of fragmentation of...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2004 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86394 |
Source: | Macromolecules |
DOI: | 10.1021/ma035477k |
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