Nylon – Condensation Polymer
In condensation polymerisation, when two monomers combine, a small molecule such as water or hydrogen chloride is lost. Nylon is made through condensation polymerisation.
The two monomers that make up nylon:
Hexanedioic acid
From a family of compounds called dicarboxylic acids.
1,6-Diaminohexane
From a family known as diamines.
Joining them together…The lost of a Water Molecule
As a block diagram (where the (CH2)6 and (CH2)4 become blocks to make it look easier)
End Note: Sometimes you may be given ClOCCH2 CH2 CH2 CH2COCl instead of hexanedioic acid. In this case, just do the same thing, with the lost of hydrogen chloride HCl.