Abstract
Much of the effort of organic chemists since about 1930, especially in industrial research laboratories, has been directed toward the synthesis of polymeric materials, and many such substances have come to play a prominent role in industry and commerce. In this chapter, some of the reactions that are utilized to create useful polymers will be illustrated. It will be seen from the discussion that the basic mechanisms of polymerization reactions are the same as those encountered in the reactions of small organic molecules, and that the special features of polymerizations are the result of the high molecular weights of the molecules involved.
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Carey, F.A., Sundberg, R.J. (1977). Synthesis of Macromolecules. In: Advanced Organic Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8885-6_11
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