Question

“Super glue” contains methyl cyanoacrylate,

which readily polymerizes on exposure to traces of water or alcohols on the surfaces to be bonded together. The polymer provides a strong bond between the two surfaces. Draw the structure of the polymer formed by methyl cyanoacrylate.

Short answer

Cyanoacrylates rapidly polymerize in the presence of water, to be more specific in the presence of hydroxide ions.

Step-by-step solution

To draw the structure of the polymer  

Cyanoacrylates rapidly polymerize in the presence of water, to be more specific in the presence of hydroxide ions.

The polymerization product is shown in the figure below.

Hence Cyanoacrylates rapidly polymerize in the presence of water, to be more specific in the presence of hydroxide ions.