Effect of Temperature and Solvent on the Cyclization of a Polystyrene Chain

Macromolecules

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 1993, Pages 4484-4488

  Martinho, J M G ^a   Reis e Sousa, A T ^a   Winnik, Mitchell A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CYCLIZATION; EXCLUDED VOLUME EFFECTS; SOLVENT POLYMER INTERACTION ENERGY;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0027647191     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma00069a013     Document Type: Article

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