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1,3-Butadiene
CH 2
H 3 C CH 2
H C Vinyl ethyl ether
2
H C
2
H C Isoprene O O
2
CH 3
H C CH 3 H C Cl
3
3
O OH Cl
O
H 3 C OH
HC CH CH 2
H C O CH 2 H C CH 2
2
3
Vinyl acetate
HF H C
HCl 2 H 2 C Cl
H 2 C HC N HCl
F CH 2
C
H 2
Vinyl fluoride CH Chloroprene
H C Cl
2
N
Acrylonitrile Vinyl chloride
FIGURE 17.3 Monomer synthesis chemical flow diagram based on acetylene feedstock.

Epichlorohydrin
Propylene oxide Acrylic acid
O Cl O
C
H 3 OH
H C
2
O
OH
OH
OH
Cl
OH
CH 3 CH 2 Cl
Cl
Acrylonitrile Glycerol
Cl OH
N
O
CH 2 H 2 C H C OH
2
H 2 C
H C HO
2
CH 3
H 3 C CH 3
H 3 C O
O OH
H C CH 3 H 3 C
3
H C + CH 3
3
OH CH 3 H 3 C N
H C
2
O
CH 3 O Methyl methacrylate
HO OH CH 3
CH 3
Bisphenol A
FIGURE 17.4 Monomer synthesis chemical flow diagram based on propylene feedstock.

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