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Synthetic Polymers
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IntroductionPolyvinylchloride (PVC)
•A polymer is a large molecule composed of many smaller repeating units.•First synthetic polymers:
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in 1838 Polystyrene in 1839
•Now, 250 billion pounds produced annually, worldwide.
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Plasticizers
• Nonvolatile liquid that dissolves, lowers the attraction between chains, and makes the polymer more flexible.
• Example: Dibutyl phthalate is added to poly(vinyl chloride) to make it less brittle. The plasticizer evaporates slowly, so “vinyl” becomes hard and inflexible over time…..The foggy film that forms on your windshield on a hot day.
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Classes of Polymers• Addition, or chain-growth, polymers
• Condensation, or step-growth, polymers
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Addition Polymers• Three kinds of intermediates:
Free radicals Carbocations Carbanions
• Examples of addition polymers: polypropylene plastics polystyrene foam insulation poly(acrylonitrile) Orlon® fiber poly(methyl -methacrylate) Plexiglas ®
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Free Radical Polymerization
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Chain Branching• Low-density polyethylene:
soft and flimsy highly branched, amorphous structure
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Cationic Polymerization• Alkene is treated with an acid.
• Intermediate must be a stable carbocation.
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Anionic Polymerization
• Alkene must have an electron-withdrawing group like C=O, CN, or NO2.
• Initiator: Grignard or organolithium reagent.
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Stereochemistry
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Properties of Polymers
• Isotactic and syndiotactic polymers are stronger and stiffer due to their regular packing arrangement.
• Anionic intermediate usually gives isotactic or syndiotactic polymers.
• Free radical polymerization is nearly random, giving branched atactic polymers.
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Ziegler-Natta Catalyst
• Polymerization is completely stereospecific.
• Either isotactic or syndiotactic, depending on catalyst.
• Polymer is linear, not branched.
• Example of catalyst: solution of TiCl4 mixed with solution of (CH3CH2)3Al and heated for an hour.
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Natural Rubber
• Soft and sticky, obtained from rubber tree.
• Long chains can be stretched, but then return to original structure.
• Chains slide past each other and can be pulled apart easily.
• Structure is cis-1,4-polyisoprene.
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Vulcanization
• Process was discovered accidentally by Goodyear when he dropped rubber and sulfur on a hot stove.
• Sulfur produces cross-linking that strengthens the rubber.
• Hardness can be controlled by varying the amount of sulfur.
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Synthetic Rubber• With a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a polymer
of 1,3-butadiene can be produced, in which all the additions are 1,4 and the remaining double bonds are all cis.
• It may also be vulcanized.
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Copolymers• Two or more different monomers.
• Saran®: alternating molecules of vinyl choride and 1,1-dichloroethylene.
• ABS plastic: acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.
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Condensation Polymers• Polymer formed by ester or amide linkages
between difunctional molecules.• Step growth: Monomers do not have to add
one at a time. Small chains may condense into larger chains.
• Common types: Polyamides Polyesters Polycarbonates Polyurethanes
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Polyamides: NylonUsually made from reaction of diacids with
diamines, but may also be made from a single monomer with an amino group at one end and acid group at other.
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Nylon
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Nylon
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Nylon
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Polyesters• Dacron® and Mylar®: polymer of
terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.• Made by the transesterification of the
methyl ester.
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Polycarbonates• Esters of carbonic acid.
• Carbonic acid is in equilibrium with CO2 and water, but esters are stable.
• React phosgene with bisphenol A to obtain Lexan® for bulletproof windows.
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Polyurethanes• Esters of carbamic acid, R-NH-COOH.
• Urethanes are prepared by reacting an alcohol with isocyanate.
• Polyurethanes are prepared by reacting a diol with a diisocyanate.
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Polymer Crystallinity• Microscopic crystalline regions.
• A linear polymer will have a high degree of crystallinity, and be stronger, denser and more rigid.
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Thermal Properties
• Glasses at low temperature, fracture on impact.
• At the glass transition temperature, Tg, crystalline polymers become flexible.
• At the crystalline melting temperature, Tm, crystalline polymers become a viscous liquid, can be extruded to form fibers.
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Crystalline vs. Amorphous Phase transitions for long-chain polymers.
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