A2 Chemistry - Making Nylon
12 July 2007
At the beginning of A2 we made Nylon-6,6 using these two chemicals: 1,6- diaminohexane solution - irritant
Adipoyl Chloride in cyclohexane solvent - HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. Perfect.
N.B. this reaction smells. A lot. So it was done in a ‘well ventilated area’.
If the hydrochloric acid (gaseous) was breathed in it would dissolve your lungs.
First signs – coughing. So don’t cough.
We were studying condensation reactions of polymers, particularly polyamides.
Umar – ‘the best lesson ever!!!’
Becky – ‘it smells’
Humza – ‘it’s gooey’
Zaira – ‘it’s well long and stringy!’
Andrew – ‘it’s great!’
Haroon – ‘it’s pretty exciting compared to the rest of the course’
A2 Chemistry - Making Nylon
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