Polymerization of α,α'-Bis(dialkylsulfonio)-p-xylene Dihalides via p-Xylylene Intermediates: Evidence for a Nonradical Mechanism

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 1988, Pages 7258-7259

  Lahti, Paul M ^a   Modarelli, David A ^a   Denton, Frank R ^a   Lenz, Robert W ^a   Karasz, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0000601392     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00229a074     Document Type: Article

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