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1-7 Which of the following materials is most suitable for the manufacture of
thermoplastic pipe? Briefly tell why.
(a)
(b)
CH
3
( CH
2
)
29
CH
3
CH
3
( CH
2
)
14,000
CH
3
(c)
CH
3
( CH
2
)
200,000
CH
3
1-8 What is the functionality of glycerol in the following reactions:
(a) urethane formation with
OCN
CH
2
NCO
(b) esterification with phthalic anhydride
(c) esterification with acetic acid
CH
3
C
OH
O
(d) esterification with phosgene?
1-9 How would you synthesize a block copolymer having segments with the
following structures?
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
O
and
m
CH
3
H
OCH
2
CH
2
O
CN
O
NC
?
H
O
n
1-10 Write structural formulas for
(a) polyethylene
(b) poly(butylene terephthalate)
(c) poly(ethyl methacrylate)
