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In order to produce polyvinyl alcohol we...

In order to produce polyvinyl alcohol we would expect to

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ask for another task . This one has not been done successfully

B

hydroxylate polyethylene

C

polymerize another vinyl monomer and convert the polymer to polyvinyl alcohol

D

polymerize the monomer, vinyl alcohol

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Polyvinyl alcohol can be formed by polymerizing vinyl acetate and then removing the acetate groups (transesterification or saponification) . Attempts to produce the monomer, vinyl alcohol, lead only to the production of acetaldehyde.
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