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A diradical tetramethylene intermediate in Lewis acid catalyzed Group Transfer Polymerization of methyl acrylate is unlikely based on the lack of incorporation of styrene during methyl acrylate polymerizations.
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Clever, H.A., Hall, H.K. Absence of tetramethylene diradical intermediates in Lewis acid catalyzed group transfer polymerization. Polymer Bulletin 21, 179–182 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266170
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