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KINETIC studies of some reactions of manganese deca-carbonyl give results related to its role as an initiator of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of carbon tetrachloride. We recently suggested1 an alternative reaction scheme to that proposed by Bamford et al.2,3. Our scheme was in excellent qualitative agreement with the polymerization data, but we incorrectly assumed that rates of polymerization arising from independent initiating mechanisms are additive. Bamford and Denyer have countered some of our points by stressing4 that it is the rates of initiation that are additive, and have suggested that the quantitative agreement between our proposed mechanism and the polymerization data is less satisfactory as a result.
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HAINES, L., POË, A. Role of Manganese Carbonyl as an Initiator of Vinyl Polymerization. Nature 218, 562–563 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218562a0
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