Modeling spin-forbidden monomer self-initiation reactions in spontaneous free-radical polymerization of acrylates and methacrylates

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 9310-9318

  Liu, Shi ^a   Srinivasan, Sriraj ^b   Tao, Jianmin ^a   Grady, Michael C ^c   Soroush, Masoud ^d   Rappe, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ARKEMA INC   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d Drexel University   (United States)

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EID: 84907943395     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503794j     Document Type: Article

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