Polycarbonates are a class of thermoplastic polymers that are used in the plastic lenses of eyeglasses and

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Polycarbonates are a class of thermoplastic polymers that are used in the plastic lenses of eyeglasses and in the shells of bicycle helmets. A polycarbonate is made from the re¬action of bisphenol A (BPA) with phosgene (COCI2):
Polycarbonates are a class of thermoplastic polymers that are used

Phenol (C6H5OH) is used to terminate the polymer (stop its growth).
a. Draw the structure of the polycarbonate chain formed in the above reaction.
b. Is this reaction a condensation or an addition polymerization?

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1111580650

7th edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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