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Is the Addition-Fragmentation Step of the RAFT Polymerisation Process Chain Length Dependent?

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Authors

Izgorodina, Ekaterina

Coote, Michelle

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH

Abstract

The chain length dependence of the addition-fragmentation equilibrium constant (K) for cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB) mediated polymerisation of styrene has been studied via high level ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The results indicate that chain

Keywords

Keywords: Mathematical models; Quantum theory; Styrene; Chain length effects; Cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB); Cyanoisopropyl; Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT); Polymerization Chain length effects; Kinetics (polym.); Quantum chemistry; Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85259

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1002/mats.200600021

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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