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Question
Write the structures of monomers used the following polymers:
Nylon - 6, 6
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Solution
Nylon-6, 6: Hexamethylenediamine → \[\ce{H2N-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH2}\]
Adipic acids
\[\begin{array}{cc}\\
\ce{O} \phantom{..........................}\ce{O} \\
|| \phantom{..........................}||\\
\ce{HO-C-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-C-OH}
\end{array}\]
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