The polymer obtained from the following reactions is: (see reaction scheme)
(A)(see structure)
(B)(see structure)
(C)(see structure)
(D)(see structure)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The monomer here is caprolactam, a seven-membered cyclic amide. Under the conditions shown it undergoes ring-opening polymerisation, the ring snapping open at the C−N bond and the units joining head to tail through amide links. The chain that results has the repeating unit −NH−(CHX2)X5−COX−, which is Nylon-6.
JEE Main · 2019 · 11 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option