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Title: Rate retardation trends in RAFT – an emerging monomer classification tool?
The RAFT rate retardation effect is used to classify monomers according to their reactivity. The stability of the radical correlates inversely with the extent of retardation allowing a framework for classifying monomer reactivity to be established.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2203727
PAR ID:
10504562
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Polymer Chemistry
Volume:
15
Issue:
11
ISSN:
1759-9954
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1052 to 1061
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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