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Lab:Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick'
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| Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick' |
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| Lab overview Teacher notes (Demonstration Only) |
| About this lab |
| Duration: 20-25 mins No. of parts: 2 RSC Practical Chemistry?: No |
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A solution of decanedioyl dichloride in cyclohexane is floated on an aqueous solution of 1,6-diaminohexane. Nylon forms at the interface and can be pulled out as fast as it is produced forming a long thread – the ‘nylon rope’.
- Resources
- Student experiment; also available in PDF format
- Teacher and technician notes on the experiment; also available in PDF format
Reference
This experiment has been adapted from Classic Chemistry Demonstrations, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, p.159-161
