The relative inhibitory effect of various compounds on the rate of polymerization of vinyl acetate

Abstract
The relative inhibitory effects of acetaldehyde, acetone, 1‐acetoxy‐1,3‐butadiene, benzene, 1,3‐butadienylacetylene, carbon disulfide, crotonaldehyde, diacetyl, diacetylene, divinylacetylene, divinyl sulfide, 1,3,5‐hexatriene, monovinylacetylene, thiophene, and toluene on the bulk polymerization of vinyl acetate were measured. Two polymerization tests utilizing different concentrations of benzoyl peroxide catalyst were used. Experimental details of the tests, inhibition factors and curves, and general conclusions regarding the magnitude of the inhibition caused by various organic functional groups are given.