Chapter 27: Q16P (page 1200)
a. Draw a short segment of nylon 4.
b. Draw a short segment of nylon 44.
Short Answer
a. The short segment of nylon-4 is given below.
b. The short segment of nylon-44 is given below.
Step by step solution
Nylon-4
Nylon 4 comes under the category of polyamides. Several applications utilize polyamides. Its corrosion resistance character makes it employed in refineries and wastewater treatment plants.
Drawing short segments of nylon 4 and nylon 44
a. Nylon-4 is a polymer of 4-aminobutanoic acid.
The reaction between two molecules of 4-aminobutamoic acid is given below.
The reaction between two molecules of 4-aminobutamoic acid
Hence, the short segment of nylon 4 is given below.
A short segment of nylon 4
b. Nylon-44 can be prepared by two different bifunctional monomers. The two different monomers are given below.
Monomers of nylon 44
The reaction between these monomers, butane-1,4-diamine and succinic acid is given below.
The reaction between the monomers
The molecule obtained above reacts n times to obtain the repeating unit of nylon 44. The reaction is given below.
Repeating unit of nylon-44
The short segment of nylon-44 is given below.
A short segment of nylon-44
The short segment of nylon-4 and nylon-44 are drawn.
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