ISSN:
0022-3832
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The present investigation is concerned with the relationship between P, the reactivity of a radical, and Q that of a monomer in the propagation reaction. At first, P values are calculated from the accumulated data of the rate constants of the propagation reaction. From these results, the relation is shown to be represented by the following equation: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \log {\rm }P = kQ + a(k 〈 0) $\end{document} where k and a are constants. The P values in the termination reaction (Pt) are also calculated, and the relation between these values and Q values are examined. The results show that the similar relation found in the propagation reaction holds in this step too. By applying the method of Evans and co-workers, a sufficient explanation for this equation is not obtained, but the analogous equation can be derived. The present authors suggest that the inverse proportion between log P and Q appears to be based on the following different principles: (1) the inverse proportion between the magnitude of localization energy of the radical and that of monomer, and (2) the linear free energy relationship found in organic chemistry.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1960.1204214020
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