Specific properties of polymers (glass transition, crystallinity, polydispersity, etc) and their dependence on macromolecular structure and isomerism. Polymer synthesis overview: step and chain polymerization (free-radical, ionic and insertion mechanisms) and reactions on polymers. Examples of polymers and their uses. Offered alternating years with CHEM 425. (0/36/0/0/0) PREREQUISITES: CHEM 223 or ENCH 245 (CHEM 245)
