Polymers questions | form six Chemistry

Give the IUPAC names of monomers in the following polymers;

1. Semi aromatic polyamide

2. Neoprene (oil resistant elastomer)

3. Saran (packaging film)

4. Oil soluble polymer

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Alanine(A), Glycine(G) and Valine(V) with the following structures are among the natural amino acids for protein synthesis.

1. Identify the functional groups in those amino acids.
2. Show how polymerization of those monomers can be done.
3. Provide the common name of the resulting polymer in (ii)
4. Write the minor product common to all in (ii)
5. What name is given to the bond combining the three amino acids?

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Arrange the following compounds in the order of decreasing basic strength: , , , and

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1. Give the strutural formulae of hexane-1,6-dioic and 1,6-diaminohexane.
2. Explain why the pair of molecules in (i) is suitable for polymerization.
3. Give the structure of the polymer which might be formed by the pair of molecules in (i).
4. Show the repeating unit of the polymer formed by this pair of compounds.

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Indicate the monomer and the polymerization method which are likely to be used in making each of the following commercial polymers:

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