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Thus, the polyesterification reaction mixture at any instance consists of various-sized diol, diacid, and hydroxyacid molecules. Any OH-containing molecule can react with any COOH-containing molecule. This is a general characteristic of step polymerization. A comparative account of the differences between step polymerization or condensation polymerization on the one hand and chain polymerization or addition polymerization (see Chapter 6) on the other hand is given in Table 5.1. 

A comparative account of the differences between step polymerization or condensation polymerization on the one hand and chain polymerization or addition polymerization (see Chapter 6) on the other hand is given in Table 5.1. 

They all lie between about 10 and 10 1 mof s for the usual range of temperatures, and so are several orders of magnitude below the rate constants for the propagation reaction in addition polymerizations (see Sections 18-20). Polycondensations are consequently very slow polyreactions. Since, in addition, high degrees of polymerization are only achieved with very high conversions, addition polymerizations are usually preferred over condensation polymerizations unless economically unjustified. 

As in adduct polymerization, there is no elimination during addition polymerization [see e.g., equation (1-4)], but in addition polymerization the overall composition of the monomeric units is not altered. 

An activator may be one portion of a two-pack paint, one reactant of the resin-forming ingredients. In this instance the activator can hardly be called an additive. The true additive activator is a chemical which, when added as a minor ingredient, sparks off the chemical reaction in the paint. Such an additive is usually a chemical which decomposes to give free radicals which, in turn, initiate an addition polymerization (see Peroxides, Chapter 5). 

Now that we have looked at the kinetics of polymerizations, let s briefly examine the thermodynamics. Table 13.3 provides some quantitative data. Recall that the pathway (mechanism) does not affect the thermodynamics. Instead, the relative energies of the monomers and polymers set the thermodynamics. As we noted in discussing autoacceleration, the propagation step of a radical chain reaction is typically quite exothermic. This is also seen in the thermodynamics of many addition polymerizations (see Table 13.3), because in each step a tt bond is converted to a a bond (which is stronger). Note, however, that the entropies of polymerizations are quite negative. This is due to the fact that the free translation of individual monomers is lost for each additional propagation step. 

These are addition polymerizations in which chain growth is propagated through an active center. The latter could be a free radical or an ion we shall see that coordinate intermediates is the more usual case. 

As recently as 1986 almost all addition polymers were excluded from the ranks of engineering plastics. However, progress since then has been made in the development of addition polymeric resins such as polymethylpentene and polycyclopentadiene and its copolymers (see Cyclopentadiene AND DICYCLOPENTAD IENE). 

We have seen a number of reactions in which alkene derivatives can be polymerized. Radical polymerization (see Section 9.4.2) is the usual process by which industrial polymers are produced, but we also saw the implications of cationic polymerization (see Section 8.3). Here we see how an anionic process can lead to polymerization, and that this is really an example of multiple conjugate additions. 

This equation clearly demonstrates that the observed critical concentration will be increased by the presence of sequestering protein. In this respect, addition of a sequestering protein should reduce both the rate and the extent of polymerization. See also ABM-1 ABM-2 Sequences in Actin-Based Motors Actin-Based Bacterial Motility Actin Assembly Kinetics... 

With appropriate precautions, condensation and addition polymerization reactions can be carried out in the same apparatus as customarily used for organic preparative work (see Sects. 4.1 and 4.2). In order to obtain high molecular weights by polycondensation in solution, a special circulation apparatus can be advantageously used with advantage (Fig. 2.4). 

Although the above derivations involve certain simplifications, they nevertheless represent correctly the kinetics of many addition polymerization reactions. However, the behavior is different when the polymerization is conducted under heterogeneous conditions, e.g., in suspension or in emulsion (see literature cited in Sect. 2.2.4). 

Condensation polymerization and stepwise addition polymerization are, for example, applied for the preparation of block polyesters. The synthesis concepts are different from those of chain polymerization in that at least one monomer is an oligomer with one or two functional end groups, for example polytetrahy-drofurane with a molecular weight of several hundred and OH-end groups (see Example 3-23). If this oligomer partially replaces butandiol in the condensation polymerization with terephthalic acid (compare examples 4-1 and 4-2), a po-ly(ether ester) is obtained with hard ester segments and soft ether segments and with the properties of a thermoplastic elastomer. 

Even if MIP and BET are widely accepted regarding the characterization of HPLC stationary phases, they are only applicable to the samples in the dry state. In order to investigate the impact of polymerization time on the porous properties of wet monolithic columns, ISEC measurements of 200 jm I.D. poly(p-methylstyrene-co-l,2-bis(vinylphenyl)ethane) (MS/BVPE) capillary columns (prepared using a total polymerization time ranging from 45 min to 24 h) have been additionally evaluated (see Table 1.2 for a summary of determined e values). On a stepwise decrease in the time down to 45 min, the total porosity (St) is systematically increasing to about 30% in total (62.8% for 24 h and 97.2% for 45 min). This is caused by a simultaneous increase in the fraction of interparticulate porosity (e. ) as well as the fraction of pores (Cp). The ISEC measurements are in agreement with those of the MIP as well as BET analyses, as an increase in should be reflected in an increase in 8p and as the relative increase in the total porosity (caused by decreasing the polymerization time... 

When ethylene reacts with triethyl- or tripropylaluminum, multiple carbometa-lation takes place, resulting in the formation of oligomers.509 Oxidation of the products followed by hydrolysis yields alcohols, whereas displacement reaction produces terminal alkenes that are of commercial importance.510 Transition-metal compounds promote the addition to form polymers (Ziegler-Natta polymerization see Section 13.2.4). 

Free-Radical Addition. In free-radical addition polymerization, the propagating species is a free radical. The free radicals, R-, are most commonly generated by the thermal decomposition of a peroxide or azo initiator, I (see Initiators, free-radical) ... 

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