Studies on the radical copolymerization of methylacrylate with styrene using ZnCl₂ as an accelerator

Abstract

The kinetic investigation of the radical copolymerization of methylacrylate(MA) with styrene(Sty) usingzincchloride(ZnC1,)asan accelerator wascarried out at 60 0.1"C for 120 min. The rate of polymerization was proportional to the concentrations of ZnCI, and monomers. The energies of activation in the presence and absence of the complex are 34 and 89 kJ mol-I, respectively.

Diphenylselenonium 2,3,4,5‐tetraphenylcyclopentadienylide‐initiated polymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile: Synthesis, characterization, reactivity ratios, and thermal properties

“…Thermooxidative degradation kinetics was also studied 23. Srivastava et al24, 25 studied the copolymerization kinetics and mechanism of acrylates with Sty in the presence of lewis acid complexes.…”