
%0 Journal Article
%A Lyons, RA 
%A Senogles, E 
%T Reactivities of Conjugated Dienes Towards the 1-Methyl-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl Radical
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1994/12/01
%V 47
%N 12
%P 2211-2220
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9942211
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9942211 
%X The relative reactivities of butadiene, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene, 2,3-diphenylbutadiene and methyl methacrylate with the 1-methyl-1-( methoxycarbonyl )ethyl radical have been evaluated by using the 'polymer end-group method', and the data obtained compared with those for the same monomers in their reactions with the poly(methyl methacrylate ), 1-cyano-1-methylethyl and 1-phenylethyl radicals. The observed reactivity trends can be explained by variations in the Q and e values for the monomers, and show that the 1-methyl-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl radical is a good model for the poly(methyl methacrylate ) radical. Further results indicate that a penultimate styrene unit does not affect the reactivity of a poly(methyl methacrylate ) radical, whereas a penultimate methacrylonitrile unit does. 
