Lecture 2 – Nylon

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Nylon:

Nylon is a synthetic polymer with many uses. It is also called as a poly amide fiber, because of the amide linkage.

Industrial manufacture of Nylon:

Nylon is industrially manufactured by the reaction between dicarboxylic acid and diamine.

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Water is a by-product of this reaction and this reaction is an example of Condensation Polymerization.

Note that the –CO and the –NH in the amide linkage are on alternate sides. Both cannot be on the same side.

Uses of Nylon:

Nylon is used in:

1. Clothing
2. Curtains
3. Bedsheets
4. Parachutes
5. Shoes
6. Handbags
7. Bristles of toothbrushes
8. Ropes
9. Fishing lines