(a) Which of the following polymers (i) – (vi) exist in different stereochemical forms? Draw polymer structures of all the stereoregular forms that are possible for each of the polymers. (i) polyethylene (ii) poly(1-butene) (iii) poly(2-methylpropene) (polyisobutylene) (iv) poly(vinyl fluoride) (v) poly(vinylidine fluoride) (vi) poly(1,3-pentadiene) (b) Explain why high molecular weight polypropylene is optically inactive, despite having an asymmetric center at every other carbon atom, while in contrast, poly(propylene oxide) is optically active
(a) Which of the following polymers (i) – (vi) exist in different stereochemical forms? Draw polymer structures of all the stereoregular forms that are possible for each of the polymers. (i) polyethylene (ii) poly(1-butene) (iii) poly(2-methylpropene) (polyisobutylene) (iv) poly(vinyl fluoride) (v) poly(vinylidine fluoride) (vi) poly(1,3-pentadiene) (b) Explain why high molecular weight polypropylene is optically inactive, despite having an asymmetric center at every other carbon atom, while in contrast, poly(propylene oxide) is optically active
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(a) Which of the following
(i) polyethylene (ii) poly(1-butene) (iii) poly(2-methylpropene) (polyisobutylene) (iv) poly(vinyl fluoride) (v) poly(vinylidine fluoride) (vi) poly(1,3-pentadiene)
(b) Explain why high molecular weight polypropylene is optically inactive, despite having an asymmetric center at every other carbon atom, while in contrast, poly(propylene oxide) is optically active.
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