The spontaneous polymerization of methyl methacrylate-IV

Autor: M. Stickler, J. Lingnau, G. Meyerhoff
Rok vydání: 1980
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Zdroj: European Polymer Journal. 16:785-791
ISSN: 0014-3057
DOI: 10.1016/0014-3057(80)90050-6
Popis: The mechanism of the spontaneous polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) is still unknown. We now present evidence for the formation of 1.1.2.2-tetrasubstituted cyclobutanes in a side-reaction confirming, by the kinetics of their formation, the postulated biradical mechanism of initiation. The structures and formation kinetics of linear trimers were determined thus verifying the en-enophil mechanism for the formation of unsaturated oligomers.
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