Vinyl

A vinyl is an Organic compound molecule containing a vinyl group: H R \ / C = C / \ H H where R represents a functional group such as a hydrocarbon or halogen. The polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is frequently referred to as vinyl, and is made by polymerization of the monomer chloroethene (CH₂=CHCl). See also: * Vinyl record * Vinyl roof * Plastic * Vinyl siding Functional groupsAlkenes

Vinyl

==Vinyl chloride== Is vinyl chloride considered "a vinyl"? The definition currently given here of a vinyl is "an organic molecule containing a vinyl group ''[picture of CH₂=CH-R]'' where R is any hydrocarbon". But the next line mentions vinyl chloride (CH₂=CH-Cl), and chlorine (Cl) is not a hydrocarbon. Could someone who knows clarify this? -- User:Jeffq 13:37, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC) :I'm not an expert, but I believe that the "R" group can be any hydrocarbon OR a halogen (such as Cl). So vinyl chloride is probably considered to be "a vinyl." I will update the article to reflect this. -- User:Rockhprpenguin 03:11, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC) :The monomer behind the production of PVC is "a vinyl", but the polymer produced is not. All the double bonds are opened up in the process of addition polymerization. This is in contrast to, for instance, "polyoxymethylene", which is in fact an acetal even though its monomer (formaldehyde) is not. :I just reread the question, and realized that you weren't asking about "vinyl" the polymer. Oops. I'll post this comment anyway, in case someone's curious.--User:Polyparadigm 01:03, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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