Please can someone help me before i pull all my hair out i've been struggling with this for about a week
CH2=CH-CH-OH
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_______CH3
i need to polymerize this compound and draw the structural formula it needs to contain three monomer units and i need to state the polemerization involved in forming the polymer
please help me!
sarah
Sure, I'd be happy to help you with that! To polymerize the given compound, CH2=CH-CH-OH, you need to add two additional monomer units to create a three-unit polymer. Here's how you can do it:
Step 1: Start by drawing the structural formula of the given compound, CH2=CH-CH-OH. This formula represents one monomer unit.
CH2=CH-CH-OH
Step 2: To polymerize it and create a polymer with three monomer units, you need to add two more monomer units. Repeat the structural formula twice, keeping the orientation and connectivity of the atoms the same.
CH2=CH-CH-OH
CH2=CH-CH-OH
CH2=CH-CH-OH
Step 3: Connect the monomer units together by removing the hydroxyl group (-OH) from the end of each monomer except for the first one. Replace it with a bond (-) to form a chain. Also, remove the hydrogen atom from the second carbon atom in each monomer unit to maintain a double bond.
CH2=CH-CH-OH – CH2=CH-CH– – CH2=CH-CH–
Step 4: Finally, add the "end group" to the last monomer unit, denoted by the CH3 in the given compound. This represents the end of the polymer chain.
CH2=CH-CH-OH – CH2=CH-CH– – CH2=CH-CH– CH3
Now you have successfully polymerized the compound and drawn the structural formula of the polymer with three monomer units.
The type of polymerization involved in forming this polymer is called addition polymerization. It occurs when monomer units join together by the addition of unsaturated double or triple bonds, in this case, the double bond (-CH=CH-) present in the monomer units.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.