You are looking into running a radical polymerization of styrene in solution mode; proposed initial monomer concentration = 1 M. You have a choice of two solvents (toluene and carbon tetrachloride), each of which will adequately solubilize both monomer and polymer. Given the data below, analyze the outcome of a polymerization in each solvent -- conclude by explaining which solvent you would choose and why.
Initiator (AIBN), 1 milligram of initiator per gram of monomer
kD = 8.5 x 10-6 sec-1 (assume f = 0.7)
kp = 833 L mol-1 sec-1
kt = 9.3 x 106 L mol-1 sec-1
ktr-M = 3.9 x 10-3 L mol-1 sec-1
ktr-S = 3.5 L mol-1 sec-1 for CCl4; = 7.3 x 10-3 L mol-1 sec-1 for toluene