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CHEM 571. Polymer Synthesis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

A survey of polymer preparation and characterization; mechanisms of chain growth, including free radical, cationic, anionic, condensation and transition metal-mediated polymerization, and the effects of these mechanisms on polymer architecture; preparation of alternating, block, graft and stereoblock copolymers; novel macromolecular structures including dendrimers and other nanostructures.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisite: CHEM 302 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

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