# Polyvinyl ether

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'''Polyvinyl ethers''' are a class of [organic](/source/Organic_compound) [polymer](/source/polymer)s derived from [vinyl ether](/source/enol_ether)s. Common monomers include [methyl vinyl ether](/source/methyl_vinyl_ether) and [ethyl vinyl ether](/source/ethyl_vinyl_ether), the polymer having the formula [CH<sub>2</sub>CH(OR)]<sub>n</sub> (R = methyl, ethyl).  Commercial interest has also focused on polymers derived from ethyl, isobutyl, octadecyl substituents in place of methyl. Like other vinyl polymers, the polymers exhibit [tacticity](/source/tacticity).  Polymerization is typically initiated with [Lewis acid](/source/Lewis_acid)s such as [boron trifluoride](/source/boron_trifluoride).<ref>{{Ullmann|title=Poly(Vinyl Ethers)|author=Gerd Schröder |year=2012|doi=10.1002/14356007.a22_011}}</ref>

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