Condensation Polymerisation Examples
Chemistry: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 11.8.6
Condensation Polymerisation - Examples
Condensation polymerisation can create many useful chemicals. Here are two you need to know about:
Nylon
- A polyamide (such as nylon), is formed when an alcohol with 2 alcohol groups (known as a diamine) is reacted with a carboxylic acid with 2 carboxylic functional groups (known as a dioic acid).
- Nylon is a synthetic fibre used in clothing manufacture, ropes and parachutes.
Terylene
- A polyester (such as terylene) is formed when an alcohol with 2 alcohol groups (known as a diol) is reacted with a carboxylic acid with 2 carboxylic functional groups (known as a dioic acid).
- E.g. ethanediol + hexanedioic acid → terylene (a type of polyester) + water.
- Terylene is a synthetic fibre used in clothing manufacture.
Test yourself on Condensation Polymerisation Examples
Which of these is a polyamide?
What do we need to react together to form terylene?
Which of these is not a synthetic polymer?