Polyamide-related materials
Polyamide materials connect nitrile and amine chemistry to fibres, films and engineering polymer applications.
- Functional group
- amide repeat units
- Also known as
- nylon-related materials, polyamides
Overview
Materials built around repeated amide linkages.
Polyamide materials connect nitrile and amine chemistry to fibres, films and engineering polymer applications.
Identifiers
- Functional group
- amide repeat units
- Also known as
- nylon-related materials, polyamides
Applications
Nitrile-to-diamine route for polyamide-related materials
Nitrile chemistry connects small organic intermediates to diamine feedstocks used in polyamide manufacturing.
- Industry
- Polymer materials
- Example
- Adiponitrile hydrogenation to hexamethylenediamine is a major route in nylon-6,6 supply chains.
Related compounds
Connected reactions
- Polycondensation: Amide chemistry → Polyamide-related materials
Repeated amide bond formation gives polyamide-related materials such as nylon-family fibres and engineering plastics.
- Polyamide formation: Dicarboxylic acids → Polyamide-related materials
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diamines to form polyamides.
- Polyamide formation co reactant: Diamines → Polyamide-related materials
Diamines condense with dicarboxylic acids to form polyamides.
References
- Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile to Hexamethylenediamine over Raney Ni and Co CatalystsYounghyun Lee; Sung Woo Lee; Hyung Ju Kim; Yong Tae Kim; Kun-Yi Andrew Lin; Jechan Lee · Applied Sciences · 2020
Supports adiponitrile hydrogenation to hexamethylenediamine, a nylon-6,6 monomer route.
- PA 6 and PA 66 intermediatesBASF
- Polyamides: nylon 6 and nylon 6,6Chemical Industry Education Centre, University of York