Smith, LeesaCoote, Michelle2015-12-100887-624Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/63124The effect of temperature and solvent on polymer tacticity in free-radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate was studied by 13C and 1H NMR, respectively. Polystyrene shows a mild syndiotactic tendency (Pm = 0.36 ± 0.02) that is independenKeywords: Effect of temperature; Methyl methacrylates; Polymer tacticity; Polymerization solvents; Propagation reaction; Solvent effects; Syndiotactics; Tacticities; Acetone; Acrylic monomers; Esters; Free radical polymerization; Organic solvents; Polystyrenes; Sol poly(methyl methacrylate); polystyrene; radical polymerization; solvent effects; syndiotactic; tacticity201310.1002/pola.267452016-02-24