Polymerization of n-butyl acrylate with high concentration of a chain transfer agent (CBr4): Detailed characterization and impact on branching

Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2062-2079

  Agirre, A ^a   Santos, J I ^a   Etxeberria, A ^a   Sauerland, V ^b   Leiza, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b BRUKER DALTONIK GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERS;

2-D NMR; BRANCHING DENSITY; BULK POLYMERIZATION; CARBON TETRABROMIDE; CBR; CHAIN TRANSFER; CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS; CHAIN TRANSFER TO POLYMER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MALDI-TOF; MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY; N-BUTYL ACRYLATE; NMR ANALYSIS; POLY(N-BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLYMER CHAINS; POTENTIAL STRUCTURE; QUATERNARY CARBON; REINITIATION; TERTIARY RADICALS; TRANSFER AGENTS;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84874047338     PISSN: 17599954     EISSN: 17599962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2py21123h     Document Type: Article

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