Adipic Acid → Hexamethylenediamine adipate

HRID 2122019Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2122019 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:10])(=[O:9])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7].[NH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][NH2:18]>O>[C:1]([OH:10])(=[O:9])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7].[NH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][NH2:18]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 196Adipic AcidHCID 16402Hexamethylenediamine

Product 1

HCID 197024Hexamethylenediamine adipate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

Thus, in the manufacture of poly(hexamethylene adipamide), adipic acid is mixed with hexamethylenediamine in water to produce a hexamethylenediamine adipate better known under the name of Nylon salt or “N Salt”.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-1d5883b800104dcda2cda36ce0642322
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_02
Patent number
US06696544B1

Reaction notes

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