Chloropolymers are macromolecules synthesized from alkenes in which one or more hydrogens of the polymer were replaced by chlorine.POLYCHLOROOLEFINS (PVC AND OTHER CHLOROPOLYMERS) Polymer Properties Database. Accessed 28 February 2019 A common example of a chloropolymer is polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and poly(dichlorophosphazene) which has a polymer formula of (PNCl2)n,Anil K. Bhowmick, Howard Stephens (ed). Handbook of Elastomers, Second Edition 2002; page 592. . Accessed 28 February 2019 the precursor of which is hexachlorophosphazene, which itself has been called chloropolymer.JOHN W. FIELDHOUSE and DANIEL F. GRAVES Polymerization of Hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene Phosphorus Chemistry. November 11, 1981, 315-320 DOI:10.1021/bk-1981-0171.ch066
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