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A2 Chemistry - Unit 2 - Polymer Chemistry Summary

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Polymer Chemistry
Condensation Polymers PET Polyamides
* formed by the elimination of small molecules ltholtla.it when Bethanie -1,2 -


did A carboxyl group ,
-

COOH ,
+ amine ,NH , , form an amide bond
monomers bond together * benzene -
ha -


dicarboxylic acid * used a fibres in clothing
& require monomers to have 2 diff functional groups
.


* makes clothes crease resistant

diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers


Polyesters > carpets , shirts , sports clothing
n
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A -


NH , + n
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B -
C
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OH
* reacting 2 diff . monomers , dint dicarboxylic acid
/ y, to

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hydroxy carboxylic
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N HO - -

OH t n C -
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acid
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Ho OH
, , ^
0
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µ in Ho -

B.c
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poiuamiae



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* 1,6
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N Kkk
Pollster n N ( (th ) , N n ICHI
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Hydrolysis of polyamides
Addition Polymerisation Hydrolysis + degradable polymers * hydrolysis innotaa.aciaa.vn produces :
* addition polymers formed from alkene monomers * Condensation polymers degradable flavours
are dicarboxylic acid + ammonium salt 01 diamine

( C- C) * Degradable polymers can be hydrolysed by acids * hydrolysis
+ bases in hot aol.at/2a1ilNaOH/ produces :
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Condensation are now being used more than addition sodium salt of dicarboxylic acid + diamine




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reducing stress on waste management systems
N , , [ →
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Acid base hydrolysis of nylon -6,6
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Hi H ti ti Acid hydrolysis

n base or PET

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( ( th )
É N kHz )o
propene
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polypropylene
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base it

of
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n



t n HO CHI -
- CH , -

OH acid → ntna-OOC-CCH.lu -


COO.NU/-tnHzN-1Cth1-Ntk

Photo degradable Polymers acid

* some condensation maybe photo degradable as I :O bonds NHO C C - -
-


OH + NHOOC -
-
COOH base → ntbNt-lltklo-N-tbtnHOOC-KH.li ,
-
COOH

within backbone otpolumerlunabsoib light energy 1- break

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