Industrial Organic Chemistry

This lecture covers the chemical industry's transformation of raw materials into commercial products, focusing on the sources of industrial organic chemicals like petroleum, natural gas, and coal. It explains the processes of crude oil distillation, cracking, and chemical conversion to obtain olefins. The lecture also delves into the production of base chemicals and polymer precursors from olefins, benzene, and other organic compounds. Additionally, it discusses the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymers like polyamides, polyesters, and polystyrene. The lecture concludes with an overview of living chain growth polymerizations and the production of thermoplastic elastomers from block copolymers.