Arenesulfonyl halides: A universal class of functional initiators for metal-catalyzed 'living' radical polymerization of styrene(s), methacrylates, and acrylates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-316

  Percec, V ^a   Barboiu, B ^a   Kim, H J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; STYRENE;

ACRYLATES; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; METHACRYLATE; PHENYLSULFONYL CHLORIDE;

INITIATORS (CHEMICAL);

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARENESULFONYL HALIDE; HALIDE; METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032554068     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9713845     Document Type: Article

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