Q2E
Question
Order the following monomers concerning their expected reactivity toward anionic polymerization, and explain your answer:
H2C = CHCH3, H2C = CHC N, H2C = CH-C6H5
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Reactivity order follows as:
1Step 1: Anionic polymerisation
Anionic polymerization is initiated by the active anionic species that comprises the polymerization of the vinyl monomer with the electron negative species
2Step 2: Reactivity of alkene
The alkene which is most reactive towards the anionic polymerization are those having substituent as an electron-withdrawing group and making the polymerization fast and the least reactive alkene are those having an alkyl group as a substituent because they are electron-donating species as shown below:
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