You find that when attempting to synthesize longer polymer structures (e.g. degree of polymerization > 100), the predicted and observed degree of polymerization differ significantly. Propose an explanation for this observation and a method to characterize the molecular weight of these systems, detailing how the data is interpreted.

You find that when attempting to synthesize longer polymer structures (e.g. degree of polymerization > 100), the predicted and observed degree of polymerization differ significantly. Propose an explanation for this observation and a method to characterize the molecular weight of these systems, detailing how the data is interpreted.

Organic Chemistry

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Publisher:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote

Chapter29: Organic Polymer Chemistry

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Problem 29.11P

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