Condensation polymerisation

In this type of polymerisation there is an elimination of a small molecule.

Example 1:- The two different monomers used to make Nylon are:hexanedioic acid
O H O H H H C H H C

O
C O H

C
H

C
H

HOOC(CH2)4COOH

Simplified form of drawing the monomer

O O C

OR
O O (CH2)4 C

OR
O H H
O

O H

1, 6 diaminohexane
H H N H C H H C H H C H H C H H C H H C H N H H

H2N(CH2)6NH2 Simplified form of drawing the monomer

OR H N H N H

OR
(CH2)6 N H H

Formation of Nylon
hexanedioic acid
O H O C O C O H

1, 6 diaminohexane
H
N H

N
H

O (CH2)4 C

OR

N
H

(CH2)6

N H

Nylon
O C O N H N H O C N H N H

O C

n repeating unit of the polymer

O C

Amide linkage CONH

O
(CH2)4 C N H (CH2)6 N

O C

O (CH2)4 C N H

(CH2)6

N
H

Formation of Terylene
Ethane-1,2-diol
H O O H

Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid
O
H O C O H

Terylene
O C O O O O C O O

O C

Ester linkage, COO

n
repeating unit of the polymer

Formation of Protein
Amino acid
O H N H C O H

Amino acid
H N
H

O C O

Protein
O N H O O N H C

O N H C

N H

n Amide linkage CONH repeating unit of the polymer

Formation of Carbohydrates
Glucose
H O O H H O

Glucose
O H

Carbohydrate

n repeating unit of the polymer

Formation of fats
Glycerol
O

Fatty acids
O

O
O H H O C

Fat molecule or Triester

Fat
O

O O C

Ester linkage

Nylon & Protein

O C O O N N H C O C N N H

repeating unit of the polymer

O N H C

nylon

O
N H C

O N H C N H

O C

repeating unit of the polymer

protein

Terylene & Fat

O C O O O C

repeating unit of the polymer

O

Terylene or Polyester

O
C O O C O O C

Fat or Triester