Question

Write the name and structures of the monomers of the following biodegradable polymers :
(i) Nylon 2-nylon 6
(ii) PHBV
(iii) PHB

Answer 1

(i) Glycine `(NH_(2)-CH_(2)COOH)` & amino caproic acid `[H_(2)N(CH_(2))_(5)COOH]`
(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanoic acid - `(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)-COOH)`
and 3-Hydroxypentanoic acid - `(CH_(3)-CH_(2)-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)-COOH)`
(iii) 3-Hydroxybutanoic acid `(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)-COOH)`