Shown below is the e-caprolactone monomer where the biopolymer polycaprolactone (PCL) is synthesized from. (a) What is the functionality of the monomer? (b) What is polymerization mechanism to produce PCL? (c) Draw the repeating unit of the homopolymer given that the functional group is located at the terminal of the hydrocarbon

Shown below is the e-caprolactone monomer where the biopolymer polycaprolactone (PCL) is synthesized from. (a) What is the functionality of the monomer? (b) What is polymerization mechanism to produce PCL? (c) Draw the repeating unit of the homopolymer given that the functional group is located at the terminal of the hydrocarbon

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter23: Polymeric Materials And Soft Condensed Matter

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