Studies on the polymerization of ethyl acrylate. III. Effect of temperature on the solvent‐transfer reaction

Abstract

Abstract The effect of temperature on transfer constants for different solvents in the polymerization of ethyl acrylate was observed. Activation energy differences ( E trS − E p ) and frequency factors were computed. It is observed that high frequency factors are associated with high activation energies. Values of E trS were calculated by an approximate method and were compared with the available data on methyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, and styrene.