Hey guys!
So I was wondering why the systematic name of a polymer, for example polyethylene, ended in -ene. I always understood the -ene suffix as the ending of alkenes because of the double bond. This works with the monomers too since there is still the double bond, but why does it remain as -ene in the polymer once the double bond has been broken for an addition polymerisation to occur?
Thanks!
So I was wondering why the systematic name of a polymer, for example polyethylene, ended in -ene. I always understood the -ene suffix as the ending of alkenes because of the double bond. This works with the monomers too since there is still the double bond, but why does it remain as -ene in the polymer once the double bond has been broken for an addition polymerisation to occur?
Thanks!