Write the chemical reaction to prepare, that polymer which is used to preparation of industrial fibers by addition polymerisation of nitrile containing three carbon atom in presence of peroxide catalyst?
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Solution
The polymer which is used to prepare industrial fibers by addition polymerization of nitrile containing three carbon atom in presence of peroxide catalyst is polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or orlon or acrilan. The monomer is acrylonitrile. nCH2=CH−CNpolymerisation−−−−−−−−−→−[−CH2−CH(CN)−]n−