Anwendung des komplexmodells zur beschreibung der bruttopolymerisationsgeschwindigkeit bei copolymerisationen mit ausgeprägter beteiligung von EDA‐komplexen

Equations are derived for free radical‐initiated copolymerization of monomers with significant charge‐transfer interactions, which describe the overall rate of polymerization. Both the simplified and the complete steady‐state principle has been applied. The equations obtained were examined with literature data for the monomer systems styrene/maleic anhydride and styrene/acrylonitrile. It is seen from the calculations that a nearly quantitative interpretation of experimental results including a wide range of monomer concentrations is feasible by means of the complete rate equation. In contrast, the simplified model does not even permit a qualitative interpretation of the experimental results.