Exam 29: Organic Polymer Chemistry

What type of intermediate is formed in the polymerization of styrene with AIBN?

Consider the structure shown below. This is an example of a. a polyurethane b. a polyester c. a polyamide d. a polycarbonate

A polymer has the repeating unit drawn below: The two monomers used to make the polymer are shown below.

Provide the mechanism for backbiting of a radical chain end of polyethylene, which results in a butyl side chain on the polymer backbone.

What is the name of the following polymer?

Which of the following combinations of terms best describes the polymerization of a diol and a diacid to form a polyester?

Which type of polymerization is used to make high density polyethylene (HDPE)?

Which type of polymerization is initiated by a mixture of naphthalene and sodium metal?

What type of polymer is shown?

The following is an example of a polyurethane.

A good initiator for a free radical addition polymerization is acetyl chloride.

Provide the mechanism whereby two radical chain ends undergo dispropotionation to give two dead chain ends.

MATCH a term or structure from the list below to each of the following definitions or names. Place the letter of the term or structure in the blank to the left of the definition or name which it describes. -____ A polyurethane

Provide the structure of poly(methyl methacrylate).

Which of the following combinations of terms best describes the polymerization of propene to form polypropylene?

Provide the structure of the poly(lactic acid) that is formed by base catalyzed ring opening polymerization of the dilactone shown below.

Consider the following two structures. The following represents the repeating unit of the polymer formed by these two substances.

The name of the polymer formed by the molecule shown below is _________________.

High degrees of crystallinity are associated with polymers with weak intermolecular forces.

What type of polymer is shown?