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Free radical terpolymerization of three non‐homopolymerizable monomers, 1 Kinetic scheme
Author(s) -
Braun Dietrich,
Elsässer Hartmut
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3919(20000401)9:4<177::aid-mats177>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - monomer , chemistry , kinetic energy , kinetic scheme , charge (physics) , acceptor , polymer chemistry , polymerization , copolymer , kinetics , photochemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
In previous papers two models were proposed which describe the terpolymerization of non‐homopolymerizable donor and acceptor monomers. The first one is based on the terminal model considering only the propagation reactions of the free monomers. The second one is the complex model considering only the reactions of charge‐transfer complexes. This paper describes a new kinetic scheme involving the participation of both the free monomers and the charge‐transfer complexes. Quantitative treatment of the overall polymerization rate by this new kinetic scheme allows to evaluate the degree of the participation of the free monomers and the charge‐transfer complexes. For the first time therefore it is possible to determine quantitatively the influence of charge‐transfer complexes on the free radical terpolymerization of non‐homopolymerizable monomers.