Mechanism difunctional siloxanes

In order to precisely synthesize difunctional siloxanes of varied but controlled molecular weights by this method, an understanding of the mechanisms and ring-chain equilibria must be considered. Jacobson and Stockmayer published their now classic paper (14) in 1950 describing the theory of molecular weight... 

McGrath, J. E. Sormani, P. M. Elsbemd, C. S. Kilic, S., Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Synthesis Studies of Difunctional Aminoprop Terminated Polydimethyl-siloxane Oligomers. Makromol. Chem., Macromol. Symp. 1986,6,67-80. 

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