《高分子化学原理》一书成书较早，作者是高分子界享有盛名的1974年度诺贝尔化学奖获得者P. J. 弗洛里。经过长达半个多世纪的考验，该书已经成为公认的高分子化学经典教科书，培养了几代高分子科学家。本书系高校化学及相关专业高分子科学入门教材，尽管未包括聚合物力学性质和高分子动力学或动态性质等方面的内容，但对聚合反应及反应动力学以及高分子溶液性质等均有系统讨论。

Preface
CHAPTER I HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
1.Early Investigations on Naturally Oecurring Polymers
2.Early Encounters with Condensation Polymers..
3.Vinyl Polymers
4.Rise of the Macromolecular Hypothesis
References..
CHAPTER II TYPES OF POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES:DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
1.Primary Definitions
2.Classification of Polymers
3.Condensation Polymers and Condensation Polymerization.
4.Addition Polymers from Unsaturated Monomers
5.Polymerization of Cyclic Compounds.
6.Anomalous Condensation Polymerizations
7.Inorganic Polymers
8.Concluding Remarks on the Structure and Properties of High Polymers.
References.
CHAPTDR III MOLECULAR SIZE AND CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; PRINCIPLES OF CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATION
1.Chemical Reactivity in Homologous Series of Monomeric Compounds
2.Theory of the Reactivity of Large Molecules
3.Kinetics of Condensation Polymerization
4.Kinetics of Degradation of Condensation Polymers
4a.Hydroliysis of Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives
4b.Hydrolysis of Polyamides.
4c.Alcoholysis of Polyesters
4d.Interchange Reactions in Condensation Polymers
5.Molecular Weights of Linear Condensation Polymers
6.Ring Formation s.Chain Polymerization
7.Summary and Conclusions:The Principle of Equal Reactivity of All Funetional Groups.
References..、
CHAPTER IV POLYMERIZATION OF UNSATURATED MONOMERS BY FREE RADICAL MECHANISMS
1.The Conversion of Monomer to Polymer
1a.Kinetic Scheme for Polymerization in the Presence of an
1b.Dependence of Initial Rates on the Coneentrations of Initiator and Monomer
1c.Initiator Efficiencies
1d.Evaluation of Parameters .
1e.The Course of the Conversion of Monomer to Polymer;Autoacceleration
1f.Kinetics of Thermal Polymerization
2.Chain Lengths
2a.Kinetic Chain Length and Degree of Polymerization
2b.Kinetics of Chain Transfer.
2c.Chain Transfer in Undiluted Monomer;Evaluation of Parameters
2d.Chain Transfer with Solvents
2e.Dependence of the Degree of Polymerization on Temperature
2f.Regulators
3.Absolute Values of the Rate Constants for Individual Steps,
3a.Methods for Determining the Mean Lifetime of an Active Center.
8b.Experimental Results
4.Inhibition and Retardation of Polymerization
4a.Reaction Mechanisms
4b.Kinetics of Inhibition and Retardation
4c.Allylic Polymerization;Autoinhibition
References.
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CHAPTER V COPOLYMERIZATION,EMULSION POLYMERIZATION AND IONIC POLYMERIZATION
CHAPTER VI THE STRUCTURE OF VINYL POLYMERS
CHAPTER VII DETERMINATION OF MOLECULAR WEIGHTS
CHAPTER VIII MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS IN LINEAR POLYMERS
CHAPTER IX MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS IN NONLINEAR POLYMERS AND THE THEORY OF GELATION
CHAPTER X CONFIGURATION OF POLYMER CHAINS
CHAPTER XI RUBBER ELASTICITY
CHAPTER XII STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMER SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER XIII PHASE EQUILIBRIA IN POLYMER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER XIV CONFIGURATIONAL AND FRICTIONAL PRORERTIES OF THE POLYMER MOLECULE IN DILUTE SOLUTION
GLOSSARY OF PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS.
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEx

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