Interpretation:
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) is a linear polyester that can be synthesized from the condensation
Concept introduction:
Step-growth polymerizations are referred to as condensation polymerization, because a small molecule (in this case, water) is formed as a product. Step-growth polymerization occurs when molecules throughout a mixture join with any other molecule that has an appropriate functional group available to react, whether it is a monomer unit or another polymer molecule. Many nucleophilic addition–elimination reactions can be used to make step-growth
The linear alcohol, ethylene glycol, forms a
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