An important use of radical-chain reactions is in the
Chapter 8, Problem 8.34(choose chapter or problem)
An important use of radical-chain reactions is in the polymerization of ethylene and substituted ethylene monomers such as propene, vinyl chloride (the synthesis of which was discussed in Section 7.6 along with its use in the synthesis of poly(vinyl chloride), (PVC)), and styrene. The reaction for the formation of PVC, where n is the number of repeating units and is very large, follows. Vinyl chloride Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) R (CH2 CH)n R' Chain termination with R ' R + CH2 CHCl Many steps Cl (a) Give a mechanism for this reaction (see Chapter 29). (b) Give a similar mechanism for the formation of poly(styrene) from styrene. Which end of the styrene double bond would you expect R to attack? Why? Styrene
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