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Citation: Xiaoli Sun, Xiang Wu, Li Gan, Wenming Wan. Barbier Polymerization: A New Teaching Case for Step-Growth Polymerization[J]. University Chemistry, ;2025, 40(4): 113-118. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202406102 shu

Barbier Polymerization: A New Teaching Case for Step-Growth Polymerization

Xiaoli Sun ¹ ,
Xiang Wu ² ,
Li Gan ¹ ,
Wenming Wan ¹

1.
Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China;
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College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China

Received Date: 25 June 2024
Revised Date: 18 September 2024

In the teaching of undergraduate Polymer Chemistry courses, polycondensation is commonly used as a teaching case of step-growth polymerization. While there is a close relationship between polycondensation and step-growth polymerization, this approach may cause confusion between these two polymerization concepts. This article proposes a new teaching case for step-growth polymerization, i.e., Barbier polymerization. Unlike traditional step-growth polymerization cases based on condensation reaction, Barbier polymerization is based on addition reaction and exhibits the characteristics of step-growth polymerization. The introduction of Barbier polymerization as a new teaching case for step-growth polymerization can help students understand step-growth polymerization in depth and avoid confusions in the basic polymerization concepts of polycondensation and step-growth polymerization.
- Polymer Chemistry,
- Step-Growth Polymerization,
- Barbier Reaction,
- Barbier Polymerization
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