ABSTRACT
Synthesis and curing (crosslinking) of polymers and telomerization are chemical reactions which have been discussed in previous chapters. Other reactions of polymers, such as hydrogenation, halogenation, cyclization, and degradation, will be described in this chapter. Providing the reaction sites are accessible to the reactants, reactions take place that are similar to classic organic chemical reactions. The rates of reactions of polymers may be enhanced by the presence of neighboring groups. This effect is called anchimeric assistance.
