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Draw a segment of the polymer that might be prepared from 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene.
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This compound has four carbons (buta-), two double bonds at the first and third carbons (1,3-diene), and a phenyl group at the second carbon (2-phenyl). The structure is as follows: Show more…
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