Chapter 30: Question 30.10 (page 1207)
Draw the alternating copolymer formed from each set of monomers.
(a.)
and
(b.)
and

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Answer
(a.)
(b.)
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Chapter 30: Question 30.10 (page 1207)
Draw the alternating copolymer formed from each set of monomers.
(a.)
and
(b.)
and

Answer
(a.)
(b.)
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The reaction of p-cresol with ensembles the reaction of phenol (PhOH) with , except that the resulting polymer is thermoplastic but not thermosetting. Draw the structure of the polymer formed, and explain why the properties of these two polymers are so different.
In addition to glycolic and lactic acids (Section 30.6B), dissolving sutures can also be prepared from each of the following lactone monomers. Draw the structure of the polymer formed from each monomer.
(a.)
(b.)
Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction, which is used to prepare bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used monomer in polymer synthesis.

Which method of ionic polymerization-cationic or anionic-is preferred for each monomer? Explain your choices.
(a.)
(b.)
(c.)
(d.)
Draw the structure of the polymer formed by chain-growth polymerization of each monomer.
(a.)
(b.)
(c.)
(d.)
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