TY - JOUR
AU - Matlack, L. R.
AB - The initial rates of solution polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate initiated by cumene hydroperoxide were determined at several temperatures. A new method of analysis of the kinetic data is presented. The results led us to conclude that the radicals which initiate polymerization are produced exclusively by bimolecular reactions, namely, a bimolecular reaction between hydroperoxide and solvent. For the latter reaction, benzene can be classified as very inert, but dimethylaniline, pyridine, and benzyl alcohol are quite active. Rate constants for the various initiating reactions are tabulated.
TI - Cumene hydroperoxide‐initiated radical polymerization
JF - Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry
DO - 10.1002/pol.1961.1205516105
DA - 1961-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/cumene-hydroperoxide-initiated-radical-polymerization-nB0qhK6IyS
SP - 49
EP - 56
VL - 55
IS - 161
DP - DeepDyve
ER -