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Questions
How is terylene prepared?
Give a chemical equation for the preparation of terylene.
How is Terylene synthesised? Give a chemical equation.
Write equations used for the synthesis of Terylene.
How is terylene synthesised? Write the equation.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Very Short Answer
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Solution 1
The monomers are ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid or dimethýlterephthalate. When these monomers are mixed and heated at 500 K in the presence of zinc acetate and antimony trioxide catalyst, terylene (or dacron) is formed.
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Solution 2
It is prepared by the condensation polymerisation of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid at about 475K.
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Notes
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