Thesis (MSc (Chemistry and Polymer Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / This thesis begins with the description of the preparation of thirteen dithioesters (of the form Z-
(C=S)-S-R) which were characterized via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV). The dithioesters were
then used as reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mediating agents in the bulk
polymerization of styrene, in order to observe differences in the kinetic behaviour of the
polymerizations and, as a result, the efficiencies of the dithioesters in mediating the
polymerizations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2992 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Bivigou Koumba, Achille Mayelle |
| Contributors | Sanderson, R. D., Klumperman, Bert, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Science. Dept. of Chemistry and Polymer Science. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1201293 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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