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    The document describes the nylon rope trick, which is an interfacial polycondensation reaction. Key steps include: (1) Mixing an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine and sodium hydroxide with a dichloromethane solution of sebacoyl chloride, (2) Nylon forming at the interface and being continuously pulled upwards as a rope, (3) Washing the nylon rope to remove solvents and excess reagents. The interfacial reaction has advantages like low temperature and rapid reaction, while disadvantages include using large amounts of organic solvents.

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    The document describes the nylon rope trick, which is an interfacial polycondensation reaction. Key steps include: (1) Mixing an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine and sodium hydroxide with a dichloromethane solution of sebacoyl chloride, (2) Nylon forming at the interface and being continuously pulled upwards as a rope, (3) Washing the nylon rope to remove solvents and excess reagents. The interfacial reaction has advantages like low temperature and rapid reaction, while disadvantages include using large amounts of organic solvents.

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    The document describes the nylon rope trick, which is an interfacial polycondensation reaction. Key steps include: (1) Mixing an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine and sodium hydroxide with a dichloromethane solution of sebacoyl chloride, (2) Nylon forming at the interface and being continuously pulled upwards as a rope, (3) Washing the nylon rope to remove solvents and excess reagents. The interfacial reaction has advantages like low temperature and rapid reaction, while disadvantages include using large amounts of organic solvents.

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    Nylon Rope Trick

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    JOSEANTONIO2001
    The document describes the nylon rope trick, which is an interfacial polycondensation reaction. Key steps include: (1) Mixing an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine and sodium hydroxide with a dichloromethane solution of sebacoyl chloride, (2) Nylon forming at the interface and being continuously pulled upwards as a rope, (3) Washing the nylon rope to remove solvents and excess reagents. The interfacial reaction has advantages like low temperature and rapid reaction, while disadvantages include using large amounts of organic solvents.

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    The Nylon Rope TrickInterfacial Nylon Polycondensation

    Interfacial Polymerization
    Interfacial Polymerization
    Advantages
    Low Reaction Temperature Rapid Reaction Good Heat Dispersion
    H2N (CH2)6 NH2
    +

    Virginia Tech: Polymer Materials and Interfaces Laboratory

    Synthetic Scheme
    O Cl C (CH2)8 O C Cl

    Hexamethylene Diamine in water 2 NaOH _ 2n HCL

    Sebacoyl Chloride in Dichloromethane

    Disadvantages
    Interface creates conditions that preclude the need for precise 1:1 functional group stoichiometry Reaction byproducts (HCl) diffuse away from interface and are easily separated from polymer
    Expense of Acid Chloride Large Quantities of Organic Solvents Used
    H N (CH2)6

    H O N C Nylon - 6,10 (CH2)8

    O C
    n

    Materials
    Hexamethylene Diamine Sebacoyl Chloride Dichloromethane Distilled Water Sodium Hydroxide Acetone

    Procedure
    In a small beaker, dissolve 0.5 g of sodium hydroxide pellets and 1.0 g hexamethylene diamine in 20 ml distilled water. In a 100 ml beaker, prepare a solution of 1 ml sebacoyl chloride in 25 ml dry methylene chloride. Slowly pour the aqueous solution of diamine/base over the organic solution (sebacoyl chloride/CH2CL2). Be careful when pouring to ensure tat the two-phase system forms two distinct layers.

    Procedure (continued)
    Note the formation of nylon at the interface. Grasp it with tweezers and gently pull upwards. The nylon continuously forms at the interface as the nylon rope is wound up by attaching it to a takeup screw turned by and electric motor. The nylon rope is washed with a 50/50 (v/v) acetone/water solution to remove any organic solvent/sebacoyl chloride. Then it is washed with water for removal of excess base/diamine. The rope is dried at 30-40C in a vacuum oven.

    Reference: P. W. Morgan and S. L. Kwolek, J. Polymer Sci. 40, 299 (1959)

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