ADDITION POLYMERS 2

monomer monomer name structure repeating unit polymer name everyday name
uses

H H H H H H H H H H H H
H H H H H H H H

C C ethene C C C C C C C C C C C C C C poly(ethene)
C C C C polythene bags, bottles
H H H H H H H H
H H H H n H H H H H H H H

H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3

C C propene C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C poly(propene)
C C polypropylene crates, ropes
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
H H H H n

H C6H5 H C6H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5 H C6 H5

phenylethene packaging foam

C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C poly(phenylethene)
C C C C polystyrene
C
(old name = styrene)
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
H H H H n

H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl
chloroethene
(old name = vinyl C C C C C C C C C C C C C poly(chloroethene)
C C C C C PVC window frames
C C
chloride)
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
H H H H n

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
frying pans,
C C tetrafluoroethene C C C C C C C C C C C C C poly(tetrafluoroethene)
C C C C PTFE
C / Teflon plumbing tape
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
F F F F n

H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3

poly(methyl 2- Super glue

C C methyl 2-cyanopropenoate C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C CSuper glue
cyanopropenoate)
H CN H CN H CN H CN H CN H CN H CN H CN
H CN H CN n

H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3 H COOCH3

methyl 2-methyl poly(methyl 2-methyl Perspex (windows)

C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C PMMA,
C Perspex
propenoate propenoate)
H CH3 n H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3 H CH3
H CH3

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