Disproportionation or Combination? The Termination of Acrylate Radicals in ATRP
By Ribelli, Thomas G.; Augustine, Kyle F.; Fantin, Marco; Krys, Pawel; Poli, Rinaldo; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof
Published in Macromolecules
2017
Abstract
The termination of acrylate radicals in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) can involve either conventional bimolecular radical termination (RT) or catalytic radical termination (CRT). These processes were investigated using a poly(methyl acrylate)