Radical Polymerization: Initiation, Propagation & Termination

🧪 More tutorials & practice questions with solutions🧪 https://www.organicchemistrytutor.com/ 👋 Wanna Chat About Chemistry? Connect with me on Discord:   / discord   In this video I want to talk about the radical polymerization reactions. We are going to talk about the *polymerization mechanism* of the reaction, including the initiation, propagation, and termination steps. We'll talk about a unique feature of the radical polymerization reactions called branching, and we'll look at a few examples at the end as well. So let's jump right into our initiation step with the typical initiators that we are going to see in those reactions and probably the most common one. This video explains the *radical mechanism* covering initiation, propagation, and termination steps. It also discusses branching as a unique feature of these reactions and provides examples, including details on typical initiators and the formation of *repeating unit* in polymers. This chemistry tutorial is essential for understanding *addition polymerization* and **polymer chemistry**. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Initiation 04:19 Propagation 10:11 Termination 11:04 Branching 13:17 Examples