Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29.6, Problem BQ
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Among the given terms, the term that explains reason for addition of water to cyanoacrylate has to be identified.

Concept introduction:

Anionic Polymerizations:  It can be initiated by addition of a nucleophile to an activated

Alkene.  The most common nucleophiles used for this purpose are metal alkyls such as methyl- and sec-butyllithium. The newly formed carbanion then acts as a nucleophile and adds to another monomer unit, and the propagation continues.

Organic Chemistry, Chapter 29.6, Problem BQ

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