Vinyl

A vinyl is an organic 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 vinyl chloride (CH₂=CHCl).

See also:

Vinyl record
Vinyl roof
Plastic
Vinyl siding

de:Vinyl nl:Vinyl

Retrieved from "http://www.mywiseowl.com/articles/Vinyl"

This page has been accessed 415 times. This page was last modified 21:24, 31 Oct 2004. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details).