Abstract
A discussion on the kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of polymerizations following a cooperative, nucleation-elongation mechanism is presented. It has been found that nucleation-elongation polymerization is a relatively unexplored avenue of synthetic polymer chemistry. It is reported that this mechanism of macromolecular chain growth offers some unique and interesting thermodynamic and kinetic attributes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3471-3491 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 21 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry