Vinyl Plastics
Related Category: Organic Chemistry
group of thermoplastics used in molded products, flexible tubing, material for raincoats, and laminated safety glass. Vinyl
plastics are
polymers and copolymers of vinyl derivatives (i.e., derivatives of ethylene, H
2C&dbond;CH
2), e.g., vinyl chloride (H
2C=CHCl) and vinyl acetate (H
2C=CH&sbond;OOC&sbond;CH
3).
Polyethylene may be considered the simplest of the vinyl polymers, and
polyvinyl chloride is an important member of this group. Polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon, is also sometimes classed as a vinyl polymer.
