ChemistryCode 9701
Condensation polymerisation
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- describe how polyesters are formed: (a) by reacting a diol with either a dicarboxylic acid or a dioyl chloride (b) by reacting a hydroxycarboxylic acid
- describe how polyamides are formed: (a) by reacting a diamine with either a dicarboxylic acid or a dioyl chloride (b) by reacting an aminocarboxylic acid (c) by joining amino acids together
- deduce the repeating unit for a condensation polymer produced from one specified monomer or from a specified pair of monomers
- identify the monomer(s) from which a given part of a condensation polymer chain was formed