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Chapter 26: Q10P (page 1330)

Draw the structure of isotactic poly(acrylonitrile) and syndiotactic polystyrene.

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Structure of isotactic poly(acrylonitrile)

When all the CN groups are on the same side of a chain, this type of structure is called isotactic polt(acrylonitrile) structure.

General form:

Poly (acrylonitrile)

Isotactic:

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Structure of syndotactic polystyrene

Syndotactic polystyrene contains regular alternate phenyl groups in the carbon chain.

General form:

Syndotactic

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