Question

A monomer undergoes addition polymerisation. A 1 mol sample of the monomer is completely polymerised. How many moles of polymer might, theoretically, be formed?

Answer 1

An acrylic ester by itself can undergo chain-growth polymerization to form a homopolymer with a carbon-carbon backbone, such as poly(methyl methacrylate). Also, however, certain acrylic esters can react with diamine monomers by nucleophilic conjugate addition of amine groups to acrylic C=C bonds.