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Chapter 28.2, Problem 4P

Draw the mechanism for the radical polymerization of vinyl acetate (CH2-CHOCOCH3) using ((CH3)3CO-OC(CH3)3) as the initiator.

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Propylene does not undergo free radical polymerization readily because there are two competing steps after initiation: propagation and hydrogen atom abstraction.(a) Using a generic radical R• as a reactant with propylene, draw the mechanism and products for the two competing steps.(b) Which step produces the more stable product?(c) How do your results explain propylene’s poor reactivity in free radical polymerization?
When HBr adds to (CH3)2C = CH2 under radical conditions, two radicals are possible products in the first step of chain propagation. Draw the structure of both radicals and indicate which one is formed. Then draw the preferred product from HBr addition under radical conditions.
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