Template photopolymerization of methacrylic acid in water—IV. Determination of rate constants of elementary processes

Autor: Stefan Poklowiński, Jadwiga Matuszewska-Czerwik
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: European Polymer Journal. 27:1335-1337
ISSN: 0014-3057
DOI: 10.1016/0014-3057(91)90231-c
Popis: Initiation rate for the polymerization of methacrylic acid in water, in the absence and in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone as a template, have been determined by the inhibition method. A water-soluble inhibitor (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxy-piperidine-l-oxyl) was used. The rate constants for template propagation (kp) and termination (kt) were calculated and compared with the corresponding constants for non-template polymerization. It was found that kp and kt in the template polymerization are lower by several orders of magnitude that those in the polymerization without template. The mechanisms of elementary processes of the template polymerization are discussed.
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