Summary
Hopefully, you now feel comfortable identifying classes of polymers based on the linkages in the backbone and suggesting monomers with appropriate functionality to make polymers of a targeted type and skeletal structure. The various classes of polymers we learned (polyester, polyether, etc.) and the specific reactions we discussed to produce them are all examples of step polymerizations. In Lesson 3, we will continue to dive deeper in step growth mechanisms and especially start to consider the kinetics of polymerization.
Reminder - Complete all of the Lesson 2 tasks!
You have reached the end of Lesson 2! Review the checklist on the Lesson 2 Overview / Checklist page to make sure you have completed all of the activities listed there before you begin Lesson 3.