Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 26 - Synthetic Polymers - Problems - Page 1225: Problem 26-2

Answer

This will result in three propylene units attached to phenyl ring in the end of the chain.

Work Step by Step

The Benzoyl peroxide gives me phenyl radical, the double bond of the propylene cleaves and give me a free radical on the (=CH-) atom and the (-CH2-) atom will attach to the Phenyl free radical, this process repeated to give me the long chain polymer.
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