Naming Vinyl Polymers

Since polymers are traditionally divided into two main classes vinyl and non vinyl we shall examine the nomenclature of each class separately.

Naming vinyl polymers.

The molecules of a single vinyl compound can be made to polymerize. Which supports the name chain growth polymers is presented here. Vinyl polymers in the simplest case vinyl monomers are named by using the prefix poly in front of the monomer name e g. Since a pi bond in the monomer is converted to a sigma bond in the polymer the polymerization reaction is usually exothermic by 8 to 20 kcal mol.

That is to join end to end forming a polyvinyl compound such as polyvinyl chloride. Iupac polymer nomenclature are standardized naming conventions for polymers set by the international union of pure and applied chemistry iupac and described in their publication compendium of polymer terminology and nomenclature which is also known as the purple book. Poly vinyl chloride pvc ch 2 chcl n. A generic source based name comprises two parts.

Indeed cases of explosively uncontrolled polymerizations have been reported. Vinyl group blue color monomeric vinyl is able to undergo chain growth polymerization due to its unsaturation. This leads to the formation of a polymer chain. A vinyl polymer is built from a monomeric vinyl.

In addition you will learn about di. In the presence of an initiator the double bond can be broken and the monomer can be made active to attach with another monomer. The word polymer is derived from two greek words poly that means many numerous and mer which means units. The molecules of two different compounds can also be made to link up forming a copolymer such as the plastic vinylite and the.

When a monomer name consists of more than one word or if the name. These identical structures we understand as a unit made up of two or more molecules join together to form a long chain. Both the iupac and chemical abstracts service cas make similar naming recommendations for the naming of polymers. The name is also used for any compound containing that group namely r ch ch 2 where r is any other group of atoms.

Https engineers academy this video introduces different polymers and explains how their structures can be determined. Vinyl compounds contain the hydrocarbon vinyl group ch 2 ch. An industrially important example is vinyl chloride precursor to pvc a plastic.