1,3-Cyclopentadiene undergoes thermal polymerization to yield a polymer that has no double bonds

Name: 1,3-Cyclopentadiene undergoes thermal polymerization to yield a polymer that has no double bonds in the chain. On strong heating, the polymer breaks down to regenerate cyclopentadiene. Propose a structure for the polymer.
Uploaded: 2022-04-17T15:42:51-08:00
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Channel: Grigoriy Sereda
Description: 1,3-Cyclopentadiene undergoes thermal polymerization to yield a polymer that has no double bonds in the chain. On strong heating, the polymer breaks down to regenerate cyclopentadiene. Propose a structure for the polymer.

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Step 1: Start with the structure of 1,3-cyclopentadiene.

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1,3-Cyclopentadiene undergoes thermal polymerization to yield a polymer that has no double bonds in the chain. On strong heating, the polymer breaks down to regenerate cyclopentadiene. Propose a structure for the polymer.

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