Kinetic evidence is presented for the reversible formation of a radical ion from Me<inf>2</inf>SO on oxidation by Mn3+, which initiates polymerisation of acrylonitrile that is terminated by the oxidant.

Venkatanarayana Mahadevan

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Journal	Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications
ISSN	05776171
Open Access	No