Chloropolymer

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Chloropolymers are macromolecules synthesized from alkenes in which one or more hydrogens of the polymer were replaced by chlorine. [1] A common example of a chloropolymer is polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and poly(dichlorophosphazene) which has a polymer formula of (PNCl2)n, [2] the precursor of which is hexachlorophosphazene, which itself has been called chloropolymer. [3]

Alkene unsaturated chemical compound containing one carbon-to-carbon double bond

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Chlorine Chemical element with atomic number 17

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References

  1. POLYCHLOROOLEFINS (PVC AND OTHER CHLOROPOLYMERS) Polymer Properties Database. Accessed 28 February 2019
  2. Anil K. Bhowmick, Howard Stephens (ed). Handbook of Elastomers, Second Edition 2002; page 592. ISBN   0824703839. Accessed 28 February 2019
  3. JOHN W. FIELDHOUSE and DANIEL F. GRAVES Polymerization of Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene Phosphorus Chemistry. November 11, 1981 , 315-320 DOI:10.1021/bk-1981-0171.ch066