Computational study of the self-initiation mechanism in thermal polymerization of methyl acrylate

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 40, 2009, Pages 10787-10794

  Srinivasan, Sriraj ^a   Lee, Myung Won ^b   Grady, Michael C ^c   Soroush, Masoud ^a   Rappe, Andrew M ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ACRYLATES; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOBUTANES; DIELS-ALDER; DIHYDROPYRAN; DIRADICAL INTERMEDIATES; DIRADICALS; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; INITIATION MECHANISM; INTRINSIC REACTION COORDINATE; MAYO MECHANISMS; METHYL ACRYLATES; N-BUTYL ACRYLATE; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING CONSTANTS; THERMAL POLYMERIZATIONS; TRANSITION STATE; TRIPLET SURFACES;

ACRYLICS; BUTANE; CARBOXYLATION; DEFECT STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS;

EID: 70349686762     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp904036k     Document Type: Article

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