I have one more question DrBob, I have draw a structure of this polymer CH2=CH-CH-OH
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CH3
and identify the monomer units.
Would the mononer unit be this:
CH2-CH-CH-O
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CH3
AND WOULD THIS POLYMERIZATION BE A CONDENSATION TYPE?
Paula--I am not an organic chemist but this doesn't look like a polymer to me. I think of polymers as macromolecules having VERY high molar masses and this look like a small molecule that happens to be an alkene/alcohol. Is this the monomer and you need to polymerize it? Or is this really the polymer?
I'm not sure if I understand the question correctly. I'ww write the whole question. This part of the question concerns the polymer made by polymerizing this compound
CH2=CH-CH-OH
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_______CH3
Now I have to draw the structure of this polymer and identify the monomer unit. I'm not quite sure what to do?
To determine the structure of the polymer and identify the monomer unit, you will need to understand the process of polymerization.
Polymerization is the chemical reaction by which small molecules, called monomers, are chemically bonded together to form a large chain-like molecule called a polymer. In this case, we have the compound CH2=CH-CH-OH as the monomer.
To draw the structure of the polymer, you will need to visualize the repeating unit formed by the monomer. Looking at the monomer, we see that it has the following structure:
CH2=CH-CH-OH
________'
_______CH3
To polymerize this monomer, the double bond (CH2=CH) will break, and the monomers will join together by forming new bonds. The resulting structure will have repeating units, which consist of the monomer.
So, the structure of the polymer would look like:
(CH2-CH-CH-O)n
________'
_______CH3
Note that "n" represents the number of repeating units, which can vary depending on the polymerization process.
As for whether this polymerization is a condensation type, it is not. Condensation polymerization typically involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, during the polymerization process. In this case, no small molecule is eliminated, so it does not involve a condensation reaction.
I hope this helps clarify how to draw the structure of the polymer and identify the monomer unit.