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The kinetic scheme of the alternating copolymerization of a donor monomer and an acceptor monomer complexed with an alkylaluminum halide was studied to investigate the reaction mechanism. In the alternating copolymerization of styrene (St) and methyl acrylate (MA) complexed with aluminum ethylsesquichloride (AlEt1.5Cl1.5), the kinetic data were expressed by the following equation (1). Rp=k0[MA]1.0[AlEt1.5Cl1.5]1.0[St]0 (1) Based on eq 1 together with the experimental observations the reaction mechanism of the alternating copolymerization was discussed.
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Yabuuchi, H., Hirooka, M. & Kaetsu, I. Reaction Kinetic Study on Alternating Copolymerization of Vinyl Monomers Complexed with Alkylaluminum Halide. Polym J 27, 1021–1024 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.27.1021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.27.1021