The reaction of potassium persulphate with thioglycolic acid in aqueous solution.

• Main Author: Henderson, John. F.
• Other Authors: Winkler, C. (Supervisor)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1958
• Subjects: Chemistry.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111422

The widespread use of peroxide type compounds as initiators of polymerization reactions has stimulated much interest in their chemical properties in general and in their modes of decomposition in particular. Such initiator systems were observed to be much more effective when a reducing agent was present with the oxidizing agent to form a system usually designated as a redox catalyst. Potassium peroxydisulphate, more familiarly known as potassium persulphate, is an example of such a compound and has received wide application as a polymerization initiator or catalyst (1, 2, 3).