Non-repetitive polymers

Thermal decomposition of uniform repetitive polymers was extensively studied in literature [17-19] in relation to the thermal stability of synthetic polymers. A kinetics equation has been developed based on the study of the steps occurring during pyrolysis involving a free radical chain mechanism [17]. For some natural polymers such as rubber, this theory is directly applicable. However, for non-repetitive polymers, or for polymers with more complex decomposition pathways, the theory does not provide appropriate kinetics equations. 

However, other paths are possible at this point (or after the first Amadori rearrangement step), the end result being the formation of a non-repetitive polymer with the following idealized structure [9],... 

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