nelsonB
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Hydrolysis of Nylon 6,6 to obtain Putrescine
Hi
i have been thinking some way of making Putrescine
and i remembered that it is used in making Nylon 6,6
So i have been searching some data about Nylon
http://www.polymerprocessing.com/polymers/PA66.html
here its say its 226.32 g/mol
from that info we know how much is a moles of Nylon
what if we mix it with 1 moles of sodium hydroxide (80 gram)
with some water could we hydrolise it back to Sodium adipate and Putrescine ?
with maybe the help of some other solvent
[Edited on 27-3-2015 by nelsonB]
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Etaoin Shrdlu
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It's nylon 4,6 that incorporates putrescine, and you'll want acid hydrolysis. 6,6 uses hexamethylenediamine.
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Yes, using acid hydrolysis won't immediately produce the amine (rather the salt), so you can isolate it when you actually want to release the stench.
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Yes. Nylon 4-n will yield putrescine, nylon 5-n will yield cadaverine, and 6-n will yield hexamethylenediamine. All pretty stinky. You may not be able
to find anything less than 6-6 though.
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nelsonB
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Thank reminding me this Etaoin Shrdlu
Now the question is where we can find Nylon-4,6
in't that a nylon that is less used than other type.
[Edited on 27-3-2015 by nelsonB]
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Hexamethylenediamine isn't very stinky. It's a solid at room temperature with a peppery ammoniacal smell.
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