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.
Draw the products of each reaction.
(a.)
(b.)
(c.)
(d.)
(e.)
(f.)
(g.)
(h.)
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Explain why cationic polymerization is an effective method of polymerizing but not .
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