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Determination of rate constants of elementary reactions occurring during compound termination of polymer chains

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We analyze the errors in determining the rate constants of elementary reactions that arise when quadratic rather than compound (simultaneous bi- and monomolecular) chain termination is assumed. We show that the value of the chain propagation constant calculated from nonsteady-state kinetic data is independent of the method of calculation and is determined completely by the instrumental experimental error and the accuracy in determining the initiation rate.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Physics, AS USSR, Moscow

    N. N. Tvorogov

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Tvorogov, N.N. Determination of rate constants of elementary reactions occurring during compound termination of polymer chains. Theor Exp Chem 5, 572–576 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00526275

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