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Table 3.

Rate constants for the propagation of various vinyl monomers in aqueous solution (in l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹). The letters a–b give the reference in which the value is quoted.

Monomer	k_P (l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹)
AAm	2 × 10⁴ ^(a)
Bis	6 × 10⁶ ^(b)
Acrylic acid	1 × 10³ ^(a)
Methacrylic acid	1 × 10³ ^(a)
Hydroxyethylacrylate	–
N-Vinylpirolidone	–
Poly(ethyl glycol) diacrylate	–

^(a)

Brandrup et al (1999),

^(b)

Panajkar et al (1995).