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Polyamides
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Concepts tested here
- Nylon
- Nylon-6 from caprolactam
All Questions
2015 AIPMT-II 1 question
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Caprolactam is used for the manufacture of:Caprolactam on heating with a trace of water opens up to 6-aminocaproic acid, $H_2N-(CH_2)_5-COOH$, which polymerises.
$n\,H_2N(CH_2)_5COOH \rightarrow \left[-NH-(CH_2)_5-CO-\right]_n$ — nylon-6.
2013 NEET 1 question
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Nylon is an example of:Nylon has polyamide linkages. It is formed by condensation of amine and carboxylic acid groups.