GENERAL DESCRIPTION This volume, which completes the Second Edition of this widely respected three-volume set, continues the tradition of providing detailed and concise laboratory instructions for the preparation of organic and inorganic polymers. Updates are provided on the preparation of various types of polymers including olefin-sulfur dioxide copolymers, polythioesters, sulfide polymers, polyisocyanates, polyoxyalkylhydroxy compounds, polyvinyl carbazole, polyvinyl acetate, polyallyl esters, and polyvinyl flouride. The procedures were chosen on the basis of safety and to be representative of preparation methods for a general class of polymers. Fundamental and practical information on polymer synthesis is combined with extensive references and reviews of the patent literature. KEY FEATURES Completes the Second Edition of three-volume set Brings together useful preparative methods for polymers and resins Organized by functional group Includes new polymerization methods Dr. Stanley R. Sandler won the R&D 100 Award offered by the industry in 1990 for a significant commercial process to prepare an important organic itermediate. In addition to this honor, he has over 100 publications involving patents, books, an encyclopedia article, several journal articles, and he is currently a referee for several journals. Sandler received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Penn State University. Wolf Karo was a winner of the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. He holds a number of patents, and has been active in developing applications of monodispersed microspheres in diagnostic testing and other areas of biotechnology. Karo received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Cornell University. CONTENTS: (Chapter Headings): Preface. Olefin-Sulfur Dioxide Copolymers. Polythioesters. Sulfide Polymers. Polymerization Reactions of Mono- and Diisocyanates. Polyoxyalkylation of Hydroxy Compounds. Polymerization Reactions of N-Vinyl Carbazole and Related Monomers. Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate and Other Vinyl Esters. Polymerization of Allyl Esters. Polymerization of Vinyl Floride. Miscellaneous Polymer Preparations. Author Index. Subject Index. CONTENTS: Preface. Olefin-Sulfur Dioxide Copolymers: Conditions of Copolymerization of Sulfur Dioxide with Unsaturated Compounds. Polysulfones by the Reaction of Olefins (Linear, Cyclic, and Branched) with Sulfur Dioxide. Polysulfones from the Reaction of Dienes (Conjugated and Unconjugated) with Sulfur Dioxide. Polysulfones by the Reaction of Acetylene with Sulfur Dioxide. Polysulfones by the Reaction of Vinyl Monomers (CH<->2<+>=CH—R) with Sulfur Dioxide. Polysulfones by the Reaction of Allylic Compounds with Sulfur Dioxide. Miscellaneous Preparations and Methods. Polythioesters: Condensation of Diolefins with Dithiocarboxylic Acids. Free Radical Polymerization of Unsaturated Thioesters. Condensation of Dimercaptans with Dibasic Acid Derivatives. Miscellaneous Preparations and Methods. Sulfide Polymers: Polysulfides. Poly(alkylene Sulfides). Poly(arylene Sulfudes). Miscellaneous Preparations. Polymerization Reactions of Mono- and Diisocyanates: Homopolymerization of Monoisocyanates to 1-Nylon. Polymerization of Diisocyanates to Give Polycarbodiimides. Poly-2-Oxazolidone by the Reaction of Isocyanates with Epoxides. Polymerization of Polyisocyanates to Polysocyanurates. Miscellaneous Methods. Polyoxyalkylation of Hydroxy Compounds: Polyoxyalkylation of Alcohols and Diols. Polyoxyalkylation of Polyhydroxy Compounds. Polyoxyalkylation of Phenols. Miscellaneous Polyoxyalkylation Preparations. Polymerization Reactions of N-Vinyl Carbazole and Related Monomers: Introduction to N-Vinylcarbazole. Polymerization Reactions of N-Vinylcarbazoles. N-Vinylamides. Miscellaneous Preparations. Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate and Other Vinyl Esters: Bulk Polymerizations. Solution Polymerization. Suspension Polymerization. Emulsion Polymerization. Nonaqueous Dispersion Polymerization. Radiation-Initiated Polymerizations. Polymerizations Initiated by Ionic, Coordination Complexes, and Other Mechanisms. Miscellaneous Polymerization Systems. Polymerization of Allyl Esters: Chain Transfer in Allyl Polymerizations. Cyclopolymerization of Diallyl Esters. Polymerization of Allyl Acetate. Polymerization of Allyl Esters of Higher Monocarboxylic Acids. Polymerization of Allyl Acrylate and Methacrylate. Polymerization of Diallyl Carbonates. Polymerization of Diallyl Esters of Phthalic Esters. Polymerization of Allyl Esters of Other Polyfunctional Acids. Miscellaneous. Polymerization of Vinyl Floride: Chemically Initiated Polymerizations. Radiation-Initiated Polymerizations. Health Aspects. Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Polymer Preparations: Preparation of Miscellaneous Organometallic and Metal-Containing Polymers. Poly(metal Phosphinates). Modification of Existing Polymers. Miscellaneous Polymer-Forming Reactions. Author Index. Subject Index.