Adipoyl chloride (or adipoyl dichloride) is the
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
with the formula (CH
2CH
2C(O)Cl)
2. It is a colorless liquid. It reacts with water to give
adipic acid
Adipic acid or hexanedioic acid is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(COOH)2. From an industrial perspective, it is the most important dicarboxylic acid: about 2.5 billion kilograms of this white crystalline powder are produced annually, ...
.
It is prepared by treatment of adipic acid with
thionyl chloride.
Adipoyl chloride reacts with
hexamethylenediamine to form
nylon 6,6
Nylon 66 (loosely written nylon 6-6, nylon 6/6, nylon 6,6, or nylon 6:6) is a type of polyamide or nylon. It, and nylon 6, are the two most common for textile and plastic industries. Nylon 66 is made of two monomers each containing 6 carbon atoms, ...
.
See also
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Adipamide
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Adiponitrile
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