Nylon-type compounds are prepared by the reaction of:
A) a diol with a diacid.
B) an alcohol with a diacid.
C) a diamine with a diacid.
D) an amine with a diacid.
E) a diamine with an acid.
A) a diol with a diacid.
B) an alcohol with a diacid.
C) a diamine with a diacid.
D) an amine with a diacid.
E) a diamine with an acid.
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C. The most famous, Nylon-6,6, for example, is formed from 1,6-hexanediamine with 1,6-hexanedioic acid. (More often called hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid.) You need both the acid and the amine to be bonding at both ends of the respective molecules to get the polymer.