Structure of nylone 2-nylone 6

Open in App

Solution

The structure of Nylon 2- nylon 6 is
-[NH-CH₂-CO-NH-(CH₂)₅CO]-
It is biodegradable polymer of monomers
Glycine NH₂-CH₂-COOH and
Amino caproic acid NH₂-(CH₂)₅COOH
The bonding is amide bonding. Hence it is a polyamide.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Which of the following polymer can be formed by using the following monomer unit?

(a) Nylon-6, 6

(b) Nylon-2-nylon-6

(d) Nylon - 6

2

6

Join BYJU'S Learning Program