Nylon

Question 1

General Procedure:
Add … and dissolve with …
Add … slowly … Use stick to remove
Wash, leave to dry, weigh

Answer 1

NaOH pellets; 1,6-hexanediamine; 1,10-decanedioic acid chloride; down the walls

Question 2

NaOH is dissolved in the diamine before the diacid chloride is added to form the

Answer 2

nucleophile

Question 3

the product is washed to remove … and …

Answer 3

excess diamine; NaCl byproduct

Question 4

acid chloride is added down the walls bc the diamine is at the …, allows for …, the acid chloride hits meniscus and rxn occurs at the surface –> … rxn: doing rxn btwn .. and … layers; forms messy bulk if added directly, difficult to separate nylon

Answer 4

surface; gradual polymerization; phase-transfer; organic; aqueous

Question 5

The 6, 10 in Nylon-6,10 indicates that, between the peptide bonds, the C chain alternates between … The 6 C chain derives from the .. and the 10 C chain derives from the ..

Answer 5

6 and 10 Cs; diamine; diacid chloride

Question 6

the interaction that makes the Nylon polymer so strong is

Answer 6

H-bonding

Question 7

the polymerization occurs between the … and … phase bc this is a phase-transfer polymerization rxn

Answer 7

organic; aqueous

Question 8

(toxicity) 1,6-hexanediamine: acute toxicity, … and … irritation, skin sensitization, skin …

Answer 8

skin; eye; corrosion

Question 9

(toxicity) 1,10-decanedioic diacid chloride: … and … irritation, skin sensitization, skin …, serious …

Answer 9

skin; eye; corrosion; eye damage

Question 10

(toxicity) NaOH pellets; skin …, serious .,..

Answer 10

corrosion; eye damage