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Q.Write chemical reactions to prepare the following polymers:

(i) Teflon
(ii) Nylon – 6
(iii) Dextron
Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2019Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Teflon and Nylon-6 form by addition and ring-opening polymerisation respectively; Dextron is a biodegradable polyester formed by condensation of glycolic acid (with lactic acid).

  1. Teflon (PTFE): formed by free-radical addition polymerisation of tetrafluoroethene under high pressure with a peroxide catalyst: nCF2=CF2→high pressureperoxide catalyst−(CF2−CF2)n−nCF_2=CF_2 \xrightarrow[\text{high pressure}]{\text{peroxide catalyst}} -(CF_2-CF_2)_n-
  2. Nylon-6: formed by ring-opening (self) condensation polymerisation of caprolactam on heating with a trace of water: n (caprolactam)→H2O, Δ−[NH−(CH2)5−CO]n−n\,(\text{caprolactam}) \xrightarrow{H_2O,\ \Delta} -[NH-(CH_2)_5-CO]_n-
  3. Dextron (Dexon): a biodegradable polymer used for absorbable surgical sutures. It is formed by condensation polymerisation of glycolic acid (hydroxyacetic acid) together with lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid), giving a polyester (poly(glycolic acid) / poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)) that is slowly hydrolysed and reabsorbed in the body: …

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