Determination of Propagation Rate Constants Using a Pulsed Laser Technique

Thomas P. Davis; Kenneth F. O'Driscoll; Mark C. Piton; Mitchell A. Winnik

doi:10.1021/ma00196a043

Determination of Propagation Rate Constants Using a Pulsed Laser Technique

Thomas P. Davis, Kenneth F. O'Driscoll, Mark C. Piton, Mitchell A. Winnik

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Propagation rate constants (k_p) for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene (STY) were determined by using a recently developed experimental technique. The procedure utilized a pulsed laser UV light source for the polymerization, and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was used to analyze the products. The average k_pvalues obtained were 294 ± 9 and 78 ± 6 L mol^-1s^-1 for MMA and STY, respectively at 25 °C. These k_p values were found to be independent of chain length (v), initiator type, and concentration. The inclusion of methanol, ethylbenzene (to STY), ethyl acetate (to MMA), or poly-STY at 0.5% w/v as additive to the polymerization mixture had no significant effect on k_p.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2785-2788
Number of pages	4
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00196a043
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 1989
Externally published	Yes

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