Answer to Question #119819 in Inorganic Chemistry for Tarun gurung

Question

. Amir synthesized a polymer at less than 100°C in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalyst. Write the name of polymer and uses of this polymer? What is the importance of this process using Zeigler- Natta catalyst?

Answer 1

$nCH_2=CHR (Ziegler-Natta-catalyst)→ −[CH_2−CHR]_n−$

The name of polymer is polyethylene - the common commercial polymer prepared with Ziegler–Natta catalysts.

$nCH_2=CH_2 (Ziegler-Natta-catalyst)→ −[CH_2−CH_2]_n−$

Polyethylene primarily used for packaging (plastic bags, containers (including bottles), etc.

The importance of Ziegler-Natta-catalyst is the ability to effect the polymerization of alkenes to polymers with high molecular weights and highly ordered structures