Comment on Copolymer Randomization by End‐Group Interchain Exchange Reactions

Abstract The recent paper by Y. V. Kudryavtsev (Macromol. Theory Simul., https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202400072 ) describes steady state conditions and kinetics of randomization in homopolymer/copolymer melts undergoing interchain exchange. By focusing on the analysis of the model equations, the author applies pseudo‐first order rate coefficients, which can potentially lead to misleading conclusions, especially concerning kinetics of randomization. In this note, an extended approach, accounting for the second order of the exchange reactions and making the model applicable to polymer solutions, is proposed.

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Macromolecular Theory and Simulations
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2024-12-20
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https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202400099
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Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
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Comment on Copolymer Randomization by End‐Group Interchain Exchange Reactions

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Comment on Copolymer Randomization by End‐Group Interchain Exchange Reactions

Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev, Ryszard Szymański
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Abstract The recent paper by Y. V. Kudryavtsev (Macromol. Theory Simul., https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202400072 ) describes steady state conditions and kinetics of randomization in homopolymer/copolymer melts undergoing interchain exchange. By focusing on the analysis of the model equations, the author applies pseudo‐first order rate coefficients, which can potentially lead to misleading conclusions, especially concerning kinetics of randomization. In this note, an extended approach, accounting for the second order of the exchange reactions and making the model applicable to polymer solutions, is proposed.

Macromolecular Theory and SimulationsVol. 34(2)
Russian Academy of Sciences (RU), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (FR), A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis (RU), Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk (PL), ESPCI Paris (FR), Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
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