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Synthesis of Macromolecular Substances by Condensation Polymerization and Stepwise Addition Polymerization

Helmut RitterHarald CherdronH.c. Dietrich Braun

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chemistry.chemical_compoundEnd-groupCondensation polymerChain-growth polymerizationAnionic addition polymerizationPolymerizationchemistryPolymer chemistryCationic polymerizationAddition polymerOrganic chemistryBifunctional

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Condensation polymerizations (polycondensations) are stepwise reactions between bifunctional or polyfunctional components, with elimination of simple molecules such as water or alcohol and the formation of macromolecular substances. For the preparation of linear condensation polymers from bifunctional compounds (the same considerations apply to polyfunctional compounds which then lead to branched or crosslinked condensation polymers) there are basically two possibilities. One either starts from a monomer which has two unlike groups suitable for polycondensation (AB type), or one starts from two different monomers, each possessing a pair of identical reactive groups that can react with each other (AABB type). An example of the AB type is the polycondensation of hydroxycarboxylic acids: Open image in new window

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2001-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04573-2_4