Syndiotactic is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Syndiotactic in a sentence
Syndiotactic meaning
Having substituents arranged in alternating (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit.
Using Syndiotactic
- The main meaning on this page is: Having substituents arranged in alternating (rather than random) configuration in each repeat unit.
- In the example corpus, syndiotactic often appears in combinations such as: and syndiotactic.
Context around Syndiotactic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Syndiotactic
- In this selection, "syndiotactic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, polypropylene, polymer and version stand out and add context to how "syndiotactic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above and syndiotactic below tacticity and example for syndiotactic polymer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "syndiotactic" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with syndiotactic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gutta percha is also an example for Syndiotactic polymer. (9 words)
Both isotactic and syndiotactic polypropylene are crystalline, whereas atactic polypropylene, which can also be prepared with special Ziegler–Natta catalysts, is amorphous. (22 words)
There are three types: isotactic (all substituents on the same side), atactic (random placement of substituents), and syndiotactic (alternating placement of substituents). (22 words)
Short segments of polypropylene, showing examples of isotactic (above) and syndiotactic (below) tacticity The concept of stereoregularity in polymer chains is illustrated in the picture on the left with polypropylene. (30 words)
If a special catalyst is used in its synthesis it is possible to obtain the syndiotactic version of this polymer, but most industrial polystyrene produced is atactic. (27 words)
The result is that, whereas syndiotactic PS is a semicrystalline material, the more common atactic version cannot crystallize and forms a glass instead. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
Both isotactic and syndiotactic polypropylene are crystalline, whereas atactic polypropylene, which can also be prepared with special Ziegler–Natta catalysts, is amorphous.
Gutta percha is also an example for Syndiotactic polymer.
If a special catalyst is used in its synthesis it is possible to obtain the syndiotactic version of this polymer, but most industrial polystyrene produced is atactic.
Short segments of polypropylene, showing examples of isotactic (above) and syndiotactic (below) tacticity The concept of stereoregularity in polymer chains is illustrated in the picture on the left with polypropylene.
There are three types: isotactic (all substituents on the same side), atactic (random placement of substituents), and syndiotactic (alternating placement of substituents).
The result is that, whereas syndiotactic PS is a semicrystalline material, the more common atactic version cannot crystallize and forms a glass instead.
Common combinations with syndiotactic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: