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This free radical generates its own active center by reaction with the monomer and eventually a new propagating chain (Pm•) is formed.3 Ultimately, chain equilibration occurs in which there is a rapid equilibrium between the actively growing radicals and the dormant compounds, thereby allowing all of the chains to grow at the same rate.
Radical polymerisation of unsaturated monomers is generally propagated by C-radicals. These can be effectively terminated by combining with other radicals to form neutral species and many true inhibitors operate through this mechanism. In the simplest example oxygen can be used as it exists naturally in its triplet state (i.e. it is a diradical).
Initiation: The reaction is started by a free-radical source which may be a decomposing radical initiator such as AIBN. In the example in Figure 5, the initiator decomposes to form two fragments (I•) which react with a single monomer molecule to yield a propagating (i.e. growing) polymeric radical of length 1, denoted P 1 •.
the reaction conditions can vary from bulk over solution, emulsion, miniemulsion to suspension; it is relatively inexpensive compared with competitive techniques; The steady-state concentration of the growing polymer chains is 10 −7 M by order of magnitude, and the average life time of an individual polymer radical before termination is about ...
In polymer chemistry, radical polymerization (RP) is a method of polymerization by which a polymer forms by the successive addition of a radical to building blocks (repeat units). Radicals can be formed by a number of different mechanisms, usually involving separate initiator molecules.
The free radical theory of aging states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. [1] A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. [2] While a few free radicals such as melanin are not chemically reactive, most biologically relevant free radicals are highly ...
The mitochondrial theory of ageing has two varieties: free radical and non-free radical. The first is one of the variants of the free radical theory of ageing. It was formulated by J. Miquel and colleagues in 1980 [1] and was developed in the works of Linnane and coworkers (1989). [2] The second was proposed by A. N. Lobachev in 1978. [3]
Galvinoxyl is a commercially available radical scavenger. [1] It finds use both as a probe for studying radical reactions and as an inhibitor of radical polymerization.It may be synthesized by oxidation of the parent phenol with lead dioxide or potassium hexacyanoferrate(III).