Chain disproportionation

Chain disproportionation

In chemistry, chain disproportionation occurs when two radicals meet, instead of coupling, they exchange a proton. That gives two terminated chains, one saturated and the other with a terminal double bond [1].

2R-(CH2CH2)n-CH2CH2• → R-(CH2CH2)n-CH=CH2 + R-(CH2CH2)n-CH2CH3

References

  1. ^ Introduction to Polymers 1987 R.J. Young Chapman & Hall ISBN 0-412-22170-5

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