Poly(methyl methacrylate) is widely known as Plexiglas®. The structural formula for the monomer, methyl methacrylate, is shown below. Write the corresponding line structure for methyl methacrylate:

Strategy We convert the structure into a line drawing by removing the symbols for all carbon atoms and for hydrogen atoms attached directly to carbons. Bonds to or between carbon atoms remain, so carbon atom positions become either intersections between lines or ends of lines. Bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms are omitted.

Transcribed Image Text:

H H HC -H Η C - C H C O H C H H