Topic 67: Synthetic polymers

67.1What are examples of synthetic and natural polymers?
 
67.2What are six sought-after properties of polymers?
 
67.3Why might we say that polymer chemistry is as much chemical engineering and materials science as it is chemistry?
 
67.4What are the two major ways of categorizing synthetic polymers?
 

Topic 68: Categorizing polymers by structure

68.1What is a homopolymer? alternating copolymer? random copolymer? block copolymer?
 
68.2What is a linear polymer? Example?
 
68.3What is a branched polymer? Example?
 
68.4What is cross-linking? Example?
 
68.5What is post-polymerization modification? Example?
 

Topic 69: Categorizing polymers by mechanism: chain-growth polymerization

69.1What is a chain-growth polymerization? Examples?
 
69.2What experimental evidence supports the chain-growth mechanism?
 
69.3What sort of reactive species can lead to chain-growth polymerization? Examples?
 
69.4What is the Ziegler-Natta process, including its mechanism?
 
69.5How can random copolymers be produced by the chain-growth polymerization?
 
69.6Why might random copolymers be desired?
 
15 questions
472 questions for Organic II

472 Questions for Organic II

Dearest Student. This web page is a set of questions I call Detailed Intended Learning Outcomes For Organic Chemistry (Part II). Some time ago I asked myself, "Bob, what do you think are the key questions that you hope students will be able to answer after taking Chemistry 248 at St. Olaf College?" So here you have them. Some are very simple; some require more thought. All are good questions to be thinking about as you read, discuss, and master the practical aspects of organic chemistry. They are discussion starters and review tips. There are no answers here (though there are some clues). The questions are here to help you focus on what's important (to me, at least!) and organize your learning process. The questions are grouped into topics. Bite-size chunks. Take them a few at a time. Don't feast on them all at one sitting!

(preliminary version 2021.01.15 feeback: Bob Hanson)