Analyzing the discrepancies in the activation energies of the backbiting and β-scission reactions in the radical polymerization of n-butyl acrylate

Abstract

Activaton energies for backbiting and β-scission reactions for the polymerization of n-BA were determined by fitting experimental data to a mathematical model. The activation energy for backbiting was higher and that for β-scission lower than those accepted in the literature.