Counterion and solvent effects on the anionic polymerization of β-butyrolactone initiated with acetic acid salts

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3556-3563

  Kawalec, Michal ^a   Śmiga Matuszowicz, Monika ^a   Kurcok, Piotr ^a  

^a CENTRE OF POLYMER AND CARBON MATERIALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Butyrolactone; Anionic polymerization; Counterion effect; Kinetics; Solvent effect

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; BENZENE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MONOMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PH; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION RATES; SALTS; SOLVENTS;

ACETATE ANIONS; BUTYROLACTONE; CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COUNTERION; COUNTERION EFFECT; MACROCYCLIC LIGANDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYMERIZATION RATES; SOLVENT EFFECT; SOLVENT EFFECTS; SOLVENT POLARITIES;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 55149094511     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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