CYCLOALKANE PERKETAL INITIATORS FOR STYRENE POLYMERIZATION .2. DECOMPOSITION CHEMISTRY OF GEM-BIS(TERT-BUTYLPEROXY)CYCLOALKANES

Authors
DRUMRIGHT RE ELLINGTON E KASTL PE PRIDDY DB
Citation
Re. Drumright et al., CYCLOALKANE PERKETAL INITIATORS FOR STYRENE POLYMERIZATION .2. DECOMPOSITION CHEMISTRY OF GEM-BIS(TERT-BUTYLPEROXY)CYCLOALKANES, Macromolecules, 26(9), 1993, pp. 2253-2258
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecules → ACNP
ISSN journal
00249297
Volume
26
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2253 - 2258
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(1993)26:9<2253:CPIFSP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Several ring-strained and ring-substituted tert-butylperoxy ketals wer e synthesized. Their decomposition chemistry in ethylbenzene and their performance in styrene polymerization as a function of structure were investigated. The results show that the tert-butylperoxy ketal struct ure has a significant effect upon its ability to abstract H atoms duri ng decomposition in EB. However, no correlation was found between H-at om abstraction efficiency of the tert-butylperoxy ketals and their abi lity to make high M(w) polystyrene.