Monomers, definition

Most monomers have an asymmetric substitution pattern and the two ends of the double bond are distinct. For mono- and 1,1-disubstituted monomers (Section 4,3.1) it is usual to call the less substituted end "the tail" and the more substituted end "the head". Thus the terminology evolved for two modes of addition head and tail and for the three types of linkages hcad-to-tail, hcad-to-hcad and tail-to-ta.il. For 1,2-di-, tri- and tetrasubstituted monomers definitions of head and tail are necessarily more arbitrary. The term "head" has been used for that end with the most substituents, the largest substituents or the best radical stabilizing substituent (Scheme 4.4). 

Line Notations scaffold identification 1H-lndole12346, then descriptors for 5 randomization points [10R ]1. [10R2]2.[10Rs]3.[10RJ4.[10Rj6, then monomer definitions Me=C, Et=CC, CF2=C(F)(F)F and so on. 

Synonyms 2-Ethylhexanoic acid vinyl ester 2-Ethylhexoic acid vinyl ester Vinyl-2-ethylhexoate Classification Vinyl ester monomer Definition Vinyl ester of 2-ethylhexanoic acid Empirical C H 02... 

Classification Vinyl ester monomer Definition Vinyl ester of neodecanoic acid Empirical C HajOj Ermnula CeH C(CH,)2COOCH=CH2 Properties M.w. 198.31 b.p. 210 C... 

Classification Vinyl ester monomer Definition Vinyl ester of neononanoic acid Ermnula CH2=CHOCOCR, where R is methyl or greater Uses Reactive intermediate for polymerization for copolyrner latexes, water-sol. polymers, thermosetting coatings, adhesives, inks, textile sizing... 

Classification Vinyl ester monomer Definition Vinyl ester of 2-ethylhexanoic acid Empirical C10H18O2... 

Classification Vinyl ester monomer Definition Vinyl ester of propionic acid Empirical CsHs02 Formula CH2=CHOCOCH2CH3 Properties Liq. pract. insol. in water m.w. 100.12 dens. 0.919 m.p. -80 C b.p. 94-95 C flash pt. 6 C ref. index 1.4030... 

Equation (49) or (50) can always be satisfied by choice of monomer definition. If both hold, then... 

Over the next few years, both the mid-infrared and the far-infrared spectra for Ar-HF and Ar-HCl were extended to numerous other bands and to other isotopic species (most importantly those containing deuterium). In 1992, Hutson [18, 39] combined all the available spectroscopic data to produce definitive potential energy surfaces that included both the angle dependence and the dependence on the HF/HCl monomer vibrational quantum number v... 

Figure C3.4.4. Definition of the dimer transition dipole moments and p on tire basis of tire monomer transition dipole moments p and P2-...

Just as it is not necessary for polymer chains to be linear, it is also not necessary for all repeat units to be the same. We have already mentioned molecules like proteins where a wide variety of different repeat units are present. Among synthetic polymers, those in which a single kind of repeat unit are involved are called homopolymers, and those containing more than one kind of repeat unit are copolymers. Note that these definitions are based on the repeat unit, not the monomer. An ordinary polyester is not a copolymer, even though two different monomers, acids and alcohols, are its monomers. By contrast, copolymers result when different monomers bond together in the same way to produce a chain in which each kind of monomer retains its respective substituents in the polymer molecule. The unmodified term copolymer is generally used to designate the case where two different repeat units are involved. Where three kinds of repeat units are present, the system is called a terpolymer where there are more than three, the system is called a multicomponent copolymer. The copolymers we discuss in this book will be primarily two-component molecules. We shall discuss copolymers in Chap. 7, so the present remarks are simply for purposes of orientation. 

Equation (5.40) also applies to the case when some of the excess B groups present are in the form of monofunctional reagents. In this latter situation the definition of r is modified somewhat (and labeled with a prime) to allow for the fact that some of the B groups are in the BB-type monomers (unprimed) and some are in the monofunctional (primed) molecules ... 

If we multiply the time elapsed per monomer added to a radical by the number of monomers in the average chain, then we obtain the time during which the radical exists. This is the definition of the radical lifetime. The number of monomers in a polymer chain is, of course, the degree of polymerization. Therefore we write... 

In the extreme case where rjrj =0 because both rj and i2 equal zero, the copolymer adds monomers with perfect alternation. This is apparent from the definition of r, which compares the addition of the same monomer to the other monomer for a particular radical. If both r s are zero, there is no tendency for a radical to add a monomer of the same kind as the growing end, whichever species is the terminal unit. When only one of the r s is zero, say rj, then alternation occurs whenever the radical ends with an Mj unit. There is thus a tendency toward alternation in this case, although it is less pronounced than in the case where both r s are zero. Accordingly, we find increasing tendency toward alternation as rj 0 and rj 0, or, more succinctly, as the product X1X2 0. 

Random copolymer—Distribution of the monomer units does not follow any definite sequence. These are produced in bulk, aqueous, suspension, or emulsion using free radical initiators of the peroxide type or redox systems. 

Many emulsion polymerizations can be described by so-called zero-one kinetics. These systems are characterized by particle sizes that are sufficiently small dial entry of a radical into a particle already containing a propagating radical always causes instantaneous termination. Thus, a particle may contain either zero or one propagating radical. The value of n will usually be less than 0.4. In these systems, radical-radical termination is by definition not rate determining. Rates of polymerization are determined by the rates or particle entry and exit rather than by rates of initiation and termination. The main mechanism for exit is thought to be chain transfer to monomer. It follows that radical-radical termination, when it occurs in the particle phase, will usually be between a short species (one that lias just entered) and a long species. 

Analytical procedures sensitive to 2 ppm for styrene and 0.05 ppm or less for other items were used for examining the extracts. Even under these exaggerated exposure conditions no detectable levels of the monomers, of the polymer, or of other potential residuals were observed. The materials are truly non-food-additive by the FDA definitions. Hydrogen cyanide was included in the list of substances for analysis since it can be present at low levels in commercial acrylonitrile monomer, and it has been reported as a thermal decomposition product of acrylonitrile polymers. As shown here, it is not detectable in extracts by tests sensitive to... 

These compds may be modified by monocar-boxy lie acids or poly hydroxy alcohols. This definition includes the polycarbonates (qv), which are a well-defined segment of the general class of polyesters. Unsaturated polyesters, which are produced when any of the reactants contain non-aromatic unsaturation, can be cross-linked or copolymerized with an un-saturated copolymerizable monomer. The formulas and properties of the class polyester are as varied and extensive as the reactants themselves. For specific information on the various sub-classes and sub-sub classes, the following refs should be consulted 9, 10, II, 16a, 17,18,... 

Another definition, taking into account polymerization conversion, has been more recently proposed.192 Perfect dendrimers present only terminal- and dendritic-type units and therefore have DB = 1, while linear polymers have DB = 0. Linear units do not contribute to branching and can be considered as structural defects present in hyperbranched polymers but not in dendrimers. For most hyperbranched polymers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy determinations lead to DB values close to 0.5, that is, close to the theoretical value for randomly branched polymers. Slow monomer addition193 194 or polycondensations with nonequal reactivity of functional groups195 have been reported to yield polymers with higher DBs (0.6-0.66 range). 

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