Polymerization Mechanism of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Ethyl Acetate/t-BuP4
- Corresponding author: Bi-Biao Jiang, jiangbibiao@cczu.edu.cn
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De-Yong Xia, Qi-Min Jiang, Wen-Yan Huang, Hong-Jun Yang, Xiao-Qiang Xue, Li Jiang, Bi-Biao Jiang. Polymerization Mechanism of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Ethyl Acetate/t-BuP4[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2019, 37(6): 598-603.
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10.1007/s10118-019-2228-x
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