FLOW EFFECTS IN THE POLYMER CYCLIZATION REACTION

Authors
KOLB A MARQUES CM FREDRICKSON GH
Citation
A. Kolb et al., FLOW EFFECTS IN THE POLYMER CYCLIZATION REACTION, Macromolecular theory and simulations, 6(1), 1997, pp. 169-180
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular theory and simulations → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221344
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
169 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1344(1997)6:1<169:FEITPC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We investigate the effect of shear and uniaxial extensional flows on t he rate of the cyclization reaction in polymers. We find that for such an intramolecular diffusion-controlled reaction the flow always reduc es the reaction rate, in contrast to the previously studied case of in termolecular reactions, where linear flows enhance the reaction rate.