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Caprolactam is used for the manufacture of:
A
Terylene
B
Nylon-6, 6
C
Nylon-6
D
Teflon
Detailed Solution
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.
$n\,H_2N(CH_2)_5COOH \rightarrow \left[-NH-(CH_2)_5-CO-\right]_n$ — nylon-6.