Which one of the following structures represents the neoprene rubber?

Which one of the following structures represents the neoprene rubber?

  1. $-\left[\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}(\mathrm{CN})\right]_n$
  2. $\left[\mathrm{NH}-\mathrm{CO}-\mathrm{NH}-\mathrm{CH}_2\right]_n$

Solution

Neoprene rubber is chemically polychloroprene and is a synthetic rubber which is produced by polymerisation of chloroprene.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (23 Apr Shift 1)

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