In chemistry, radical initiators are substances that can produce radical species under mild conditions and promote radical reactions. These substances...
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Radicals can be formed by a number of different mechanisms, usually involving separate initiator molecules. Following its generation, the initiating radical...
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Look up initiator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An initiator can refer to: A person who instigates something. Modulated neutron initiator, a neutron...
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Azobisisobutyronitrile (category Radical initiators)
often used as a foamer in plastics and rubber and as a radical initiator. As an azo initiator, radicals resulting from AIBN have multiple benefits over common...
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and initiators (alkyl halides). There are five important variable components of atom transfer radical polymerizations. They are the monomer, initiator, catalyst...
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the formation of two benzoyloxy radicals and acts as an initiator for many radical reactions. Classically, radicals form by one-electron reductions....
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4,4'-Azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid) (category Radical initiators)
a free radical initiator used in polymer synthesis. ACPA is a water-soluble initiator used in both heterogeneous and homogeneous free-radical polymerizations...
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a Barton ester). The product is then heated in the presence of a radical initiator and a suitable hydrogen donor to afford the decarboxylated product...
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adding a soluble radical initiator to pure monomer in liquid state. The initiator should dissolve in the monomer. The reaction is initiated by heating or...
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ABCN (category Radical initiators)
1,1′-Azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile) or ACHN is a radical initiator. The molecular formula is NCC6H10N=NC6H10CN. It is a white solid that is soluble in...
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Benzoyl peroxide (category Radical initiators)
treatment of acne in the US in 1960. Benzoyl peroxide is mainly used as a radical initiator to induce chain-growth polymerization reactions, such as for polyester...
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(2,3), a free radical is created by homolysis. Homolysis can be brought about by heat or ultraviolet light, but also by radical initiators such as organic...
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an ester of peroxybenzoic acid (C6H5CO3H). It is often used as a radical initiator in polymerization reactions, such as the production of LDPE from ethylene...
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Fukuyama indole synthesis (category Free radical reactions)
with azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as a radical initiator. Triethylborane can also be used as a radical initiator. The reaction can begin with either an...
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Other reactants required are oxygen from air and small amounts of a radical initiator. Most of the worldwide production of phenol and acetone is now based...
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Sandmeyer reaction. In this radical substitution the aryl halide 1 accepts an electron from a radical initiator forming a radical anion 2. This intermediate...
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started by a free-radical source which may be a decomposing radical initiator such as AIBN. In the example in Figure 5, the initiator decomposes to form...
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with peculiar properties. As starting the reaction does need a real radical initiator, the cobalt species is not the only used catalyst, it is a mediator...
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a radical reaction and radical disproportionation is a competing reaction. Radical reactions occur frequently in the gas phase, are often initiated by...
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involves thermal decomposition of the radical initiator (AIBN), generating the initiating radical In•. This radical adds to the monomer M to form the species...
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called divinyl benzene.) Vinyl groups can polymerize with the aid of a radical initiator or a catalyst, forming vinyl polymers. Vinyl polymers contain no vinyl...
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Di-tert-butyl peroxide (category Radical initiators)
used as a radical initiator in organic synthesis and polymer chemistry. The decomposition reaction proceeds via the generation of methyl radicals. (CH3)3COOC(CH3)3...
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Wohl–Ziegler bromination (category Free radical reactions)
benzylic bromination of hydrocarbons using an N-bromosuccinimide and a radical initiator. Best yields are achieved with N-bromosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride...
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Thiol-ene reaction (section Radical addition)
1-thioglycerol in the absence of solvent, the thiol-ene reaction was initiated by the radical initiator 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone and UV irradiation. Terminal...
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dissociation energy of the radical initiator. Cobalt salts are the most common type of promoter used. Common radical initiators used are organic peroxides...
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NHC-borane with Et3B/O2 as a radical initiator. The product, rate and EPR experiments supported the presence of a boryl radical with spin delocalization onto...
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Acetone peroxide (category Radical initiators)
using a tin catalyst in the presence of a chelator or general inhibitor of radical chemistry, is reported to be more chemically stable, although still a very...
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also used in radical reactions; for example in a synthesis of diapocynin from apocynin where iron(II) sulfate is the radical initiator. The salt is an...
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chemical initiator. For the case of radical polymerization as an example, chain initiation involves the dissociation of a radical initiator molecule (I)...
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homopolymerization. The radical initiator azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) is commonly used in radical polymerizations. Copolymerization A free-radical polymerization...
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