Condensation+Polymerization+-+Hannah+and+Dom

== By: Hannah and Dom 'aka' Pikachu

=**What Is A Condensation Polymer? **= toc A condensation polymer is a kind of polymer formed through a condensation reactions. They are usually [|co-polymers]with two monomers in an alternating order. Monomers of condensation polymers must contain two functional groups. The reaction involves the loss of a small molecules like hydrogen chloride or water from the reactants to form a connecting bond. Other types of condensation polymers consist of [|polyamides], [|polyacetals], and [|polyesters]. It is also a form of [|step-growth polymerization] These polymers also have two main characteristics: 1. Each monomer has at least two reactive sites 2. Instead of double bonds fuctional groups are present. = = =Example Reactions **​** =

Condensation Reaction:
Example 1: [|2 CH3COOH -> (CH3CO)2O+ H2O]

Example 2: =Reaction Mechanism = Example:



above ^ Example 2 =Resources: = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DVAroM2Ac
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_bond
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensation_polymer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/resources/polimarization/4-condensation.html