| Polyvinyl esters: General formula |
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 (R = CH3; CH2Cl; C2H5 etc.) |
Polyvinyl esters are a group ofthermoplasticvinyl polymers. The most important examples of this group arepolyvinyl acetate (PVAC) andpolyvinyl propionate.[1]
Theradical polymerization of vinyl ester1 (e.g. in case ofvinyl acetate; R = CH3) yields polyvinyl ester2:
The transparent polymers are used for the production oflacquers and asadhesives.[1] Thehydrolytic cleavage of theester bonds of vinyl acetate is of industrial significance.[2]
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