A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/Open-Book Paper/Stereochemistry in poly(propene)
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The three structural forms of poly(alkenes)
[edit | edit source]Isotactic
[edit | edit source]Isotactic polymers have all their R-groups pointing in the same direction.
Syndiotactic
[edit | edit source]Syndiotactic polymers have their R-groups pointing in alternating directions.
Atactic
[edit | edit source]Atactic polymers have no regularity in the direction of their R-groups.