Observation of eliminative cationic polymerization within van der Waals clusters

Authors

M. Samy El-Shall, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
K. E. Schriver, Virginia Commonwealth University

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

1991

Journal/Book/Conference Title

The Journal of Chemical Physics

Volume

95

Issue

4

DOI of Original Publication

10.1063/1.460901

Comments

Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.460901

Date of Submission

October 2015

Abstract

We report the first observation of eliminative cationic polymerization within van der Waals (vdW) clusters following electron impact ionization at pressures of 10⁻⁸ Torr. The elimination reactions of C₂H₃Cl⁺ within the clusters terminate after three successive steps, each involving elimination of HCl or Cl. The results provide a mechanism for the early stages of gas phase cationic polymerization of vinyl chloride and demonstrate the feasibility of using vdW clusters as a means of studying gas phase cationic polymerization.

Rights

El-Shall, M. S., and Schriver, K. E. Observation of eliminative cationic polymerization within van der Waals clusters. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 95, 3001 (1991). Copyright © 1991 American Institute of Physics.

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VCU Chemistry Publications