Chemistry Reference
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Section 6.6
1. Discuss polybutadiene homopolymers. How are they prepared? What are their uses?
2. What are popcorn polymers? What causes their formation?
3. Discuss liquid polybutadienes. How are they prepared and used?
4. How are high molecular weight polybutadienes prepared and used?
5. Discuss polyisoprenes. What is natural rubber? Where does it come from? What are synthetic
polyisoprenes? How are they prepared?
Section 6.7
1. What is methyl rubber?
Section 6.8
1. What is chloroprene rubber? How is it made and used?
Section 6.9
1. What are poly(carboxybutadiene)s?
Section 6.10
1. Discuss cyclopolymerization of conjugated dienes.
Section 6.11
1. What is SBR rubber? Explain and describe preparation and properties.
2. What are block copolymer elastomers? How are they prepared and what gives them their unique
properties?
3. What is GR-N rubber? Explain and describe preparation and properties.
Section 6.12
1. How are atactic and syndiotactic polystyrenes prepared commercially? Describe and explain.
2. What polymers of substituted styrenes are available commercially? How are they prepared?
