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Q.Write the structure and name of monomer of

(a) Nylon-6
(b) Natural rubber.
Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2024Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Nylon-6 monomer = caprolactam; natural rubber monomer = isoprene, CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2CH_2=C(CH_3)CH=CH_2.

  1. Nylon-6 is made by ring-opening polymerisation of caprolactam (ε\varepsilon-caprolactam), a cyclic amide with the ring structure −NH−(CH2)5−CO−-NH-(CH_2)_5-CO- closed on itself (molecular formula C6H11NOC_6H_{11}NO). Heating opens the lactam ring and links units through amide bonds: n [caprolactam]⟶−[NH−(CH2)5−CO]n−n\,[\text{caprolactam}] \longrightarrow -[NH-(CH_2)_5-CO]_n-
  2. Natural rubber is the polymer of isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene), CH2=C(CH3)−CH=CH2CH_2=C(CH_3)-CH=CH_2. It polymerises by 1,4-addition to give cis-polyisoprene: …

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