Some Peculiarities of Thermal Polymerization of Styrene in Chloroform-Acetone Mixtures

Abstract

In this study some peculiarities in relation to the kinetics and especially the chain transfer reactions of the thermal polymerization of styrene in chloroform-acetone mixtures have been investigated. It has been found that the values of 1/P", the transfer constant for the solvent, kjk p2, and the fractional rate depend on the concentration of solvent. These anomalies are explained by the formation of complexes among the components of the polymerization system. Thereby the effect of the polarity of the medium must not be neglected.