Substituent effects in xanthate-mediated polymerization of vinyl acetate: Ab initio evidence for an alternative fragmentation pathway

Macromolecules

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 590-596

  Coote, Michelle L ^a   Radom, Leo ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CALCULATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; FRAGMENTATION; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION; VINYL ACETATE; XANTHATES;

POLYVINYL ACETATES;

EID: 0442279538     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma035477k     Document Type: Article

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