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Chapter 31: Q29E (page 1054)

Poly (vinyl butyral) is used as the plastic laminate in the preparation of automobile windshield safety glass. How would you synthesize this polymer?

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Poly (vinyl butyral) is used as the plastic laminate in the preparation of automobile windshield safety glass. It is also used in wire insulation.

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Poly (vinyl butyral) polymer

Poly (vinyl butyral) is used as the plastic laminate in the preparation of automobile windshield safety glass. It is also used in wire insulation.

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Synthesis of Poly (vinyl butyral) polymer

The polymer poly (vinyl butyral) is synthesized by using butyraldehyde and formaldehyde. The synthesis mechanism is as follows;

In the above reaction water molecule is lost as a byproduct.

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