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MACRO-RADICALS formed by thermal degradation of polymers are known to participate in depolymerization1 with subsequent detachment of a volatile compound. We have found another type of macro-radical reaction, namely, the formation of cyclic molecules.
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BLUMENFELD, A., PUDOV, V. & NEIMAN, M. Formation of Cyclic Molecules by Macro-radical Reactions. Nature 211, 1088 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111088a0
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