A Level Chemistry - 35.1 Condensation polymerisation

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Learning outcomes
Candidates should be able to:

1. describe the formation of polyesters:
   (a) the reaction between a diol and a dicarboxylic acid or dioyl chloride
   (b) the reaction of a hydroxycarboxylic acid

2. describe the formation of polyamides:
   (a) the reaction between a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid or dioyl chloride
   (b) the reaction of an aminocarboxylic acid
   © the reaction between amino acids

3. deduce the repeat unit of a condensation polymer obtained from a given monomer or pair of monomers

4. identify the monomer(s) present in a given section of a condensation polymer molecule