How do I name the polymer in the image?

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How would I name the polymer in the attached image?
 
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that is some kind of substituted polyene :-) hydrogen atoms are substituted with other groups, but I'm not sure that this exists
 
bomba923 said:
Why wouldn't it exist?
if it will be copolymer, it will look like attached image, or if it is substituted polyene, it will something more complicated. Also looks like you want to make something like Kevlar but I cann't imagine how are you going to synthesize this polymer.
 
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  • Chemical structure of a copolymer: a repeating unit with two NH2 groups on an alkene carbon, subscript m, bonded to a unit with two OH groups, subscript n, joined by a single bond.
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geo_alchemist said:
if it will be copolymer, it will look like attached image, or if it is substituted polyene, it will something more complicated.
No, it's the latter; just a simple substituted polyene :smile:

Also, why would a substituted polyene be more complicated?
It's just (–C(NH2)=C(NH2)-C(OH)=C(OH)–)n (a conjugated polyene)

geo_alchemist said:
I cann't imagine how are you going to synthesize this polymer.
Ahh...that might be a good question for another thread...

But as far as this thread is concerned, would its name be something like poly[(1E,3E)-3,4-diamino-1,3-butadiene-1,2-diol]?
 
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bomba923 said:
No, it's the latter; just a simple substituted polyene :smile:

Also, why would a substituted polyene be more complicated?
It's just (–C(NH2)=C(NH2)-C(OH)=C(OH)–)n (a conjugated polyene)


Ahh...that might be a good question for another thread...

But as far as this thread is concerned, would its name be something like poly[(1E,3E)-3,4-diamino-1,3-butadiene-1,2-diol]?
ok, what about this kind of structure (if substitution occures after forming polyene).
 
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  • Skeletal structure of a linear polyene chain with alternating double bonds, bearing OH and NH2 substituents along the backbone, with a methyl group at each end.
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geo_alchemist said:
ok, what about this kind of structure (if substitution occures after forming polyene).
What about it? Would opportunities for substitution pose nomenclatural problems?
 
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