Chemistry
IPDI exists in two stereoisormers, cis and trans. Their reactivities are similar. Each stereoisomer is an unsymmetrical molecule, and thus has isocyanate groups with different reactivities. The secondary isocyanate group is more reactive than the primary isocyanate group.
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