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A New Insight into the Polymodal Molecular Mass Distributions Arising in the Wurtz Synthesis of Polysilanes

Jones, Richard G., Benfield, Robert E., Cragg, R. Harry, Swain, Anthony C. (1992) A New Insight into the Polymodal Molecular Mass Distributions Arising in the Wurtz Synthesis of Polysilanes. Journal of the Chemical Society-Chemical Communications, (2). pp. 112-114. ISSN 0022-4936. (doi:10.1039/C39920000112) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:22316)

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Abstract

In the light of recent understanding of the role and ultimate fate of alkali metals used in Wurtz syntheses of polysilanes, the polymodal nature of the molecular weight distributions that arise in the formation of poly(methylphenylsilane) are shown to be entirely consistent with an anionic mechanism of polymerization and explicable solely in terms of the heterogeneity of the reaction medium.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1039/C39920000112
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2009 09:58 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22316 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Benfield, Robert E..

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