Order the following monomers with respect to their expected reactivity toward cationic polymerization and explain your answer. H2C=CHCH3, H2C=CHCl, H2C=CH−C6H5, H2C=CHCO2CH3.
A
H2C=CHCO2CH3<H2C=CHCl<H2C=CHCH3<H2C=CH−C6H5
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B
H2C=CHCl<H2C=CHCO2CH3<H2C=CHCH3<H2C=CH−C6H5
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C
H2C=CHCO2CH3<H2C=CHCH3<H2C=CHCl<H2C=CH−C6H5
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D
H2C=CHCO2CH3<H2C=CHCl<H2C=CH−C6H5<H2C=CHCH3
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Solution
The correct option is AH2C=CHCO2CH3<H2C=CHCl<H2C=CHCH3<H2C=CH−C6H5 reactivity is proportional to tendecy of donating electron by braking double bonds.