Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
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ISBN: 9781292089034
Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15.2, Problem 11P

(a)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The polymerization of 2,2-dimethyloxirane should be derived by anionic mechanism.

Concept Introduction:

Anionic polymerization: Initiator will be a nucleophile which reacts with the monomer to form a propagating site that is an anion and the initiator can be compounds like sodium amide or butyllithium.

Nucleophile will attack on the alkene and the alkene contains a substituent that can withdraw electrons by resonance.

(b)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The polymerization of 2,2-dimethyloxirane should be described by cationic mechanism.

Concept Introduction:

Cationic polymerization: The polymerization in which an electrophile acts as an initiator and adds to the monomer which leads to the formation of a carbocation.

The initiator widely used is a Lewis acid and in the polymerization the electrophile adds to the sp2 carbon bonded to the most number of hydrogens.

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