Question

Draw the reaction mechanism for the reaction of benzoyl peroxide and styrene

Answer 1

Generation of radical initiators: auto-OL The polystyrene is a polymer of styrene. The mechanism of this polymerization is free-radical chain growth. The structure of monomer styrene is following: benzoyl peroxide Polymerization of styrene: Initiation R - HECH - R- CH-CH styrene Propagation: R- CH-CH + HC-CH - R- CH-CH-CH-CH Cette Styrene Ethenylbenzene The structural formula of poly styrene is following: + - HC R- R- - conf... CH-CH-CH-CH CH CH2-CH-CH2-CH-CH2-CH Cotts Carte dette - ---ITH- ma Termination: H R + R R R R- CH-CH R + R - R CH-CH- CH CH-CH + R- R- - CH-CH R- CH-R CH2-CH- - Cetts CH- Cats benzoyl peroxide is a chain initiator da