Kinetics of living radical polymerization

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-385

  Goto, Atsushi ^a   Fukuda, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation rate constant; Atom transfer radical polymerization; Deactivation rate constant; Kinetics; Living radical polymerization; Nitroxide mediated polymerization; Polydispersity; Polymerization rate; Power law systems; Stationary state systems

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACTIVATION RATE CONSTANTS; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; DEACTIVATION RATE CONSTANTS; IODIDE MEDIATED POLYMERIZATION; KINETICS; LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION RATES; POWER LAW SYSTEMS; STATIONARY RATE SYSTEMS;

LIVING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 1642587720     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2004.01.002     Document Type: Review

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