Polyester formation
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diols to form polyesters.
- Reagents
- diol
- Conditions
- heat; remove water
- Reaction class
- condensation polymerisation
- Equation
- n dicarboxylic acid + n diol -> polyester + water
Overview
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diols to form polyesters.
Transformation
Dicarboxylic acids → Polyesters
- Equation
- n dicarboxylic acid + n diol -> polyester + water
- Reagents
- diol
- Environment
- heat; remove water
- Reaction class
- condensation polymerisation
- Mechanism
- polyesterification
- Evidence level
- textbook core
Scope and limitations
- Scope
- Bifunctional dicarboxylic acids and diols form chains containing repeated ester links.
- Limitations
- The equation is a polymer-level summary; exact water stoichiometry depends on chain length.
Related reactions
- Polyester formation co reactant: Diols → Polyesters
Diols condense with dicarboxylic acids to form polyesters.
- Polyamide formation: Dicarboxylic acids → Polyamide-related materials
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diamines to form polyamides.
References
- Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chemistry specificationPearson Education Limited · Pearson qualifications · 2024
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