Free radical initiation mechanisms in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene with 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl peroxypivalate: Addition of neopentyl radicals

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 45, 1997, Pages 10987-10991

  Nakamura, Tomoyuki ^a,c   Busfield, W Ken ^a   Jenkins, Ian D ^a   Rizzardo, Ezio ^b   Thang, San H ^b   Suyama, Shuji ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NOF Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SCAVENGER; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0030714586     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja972240t     Document Type: Article

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