Sulfonation of Polyamides

Jacob Vaya*, Albert Zilkha

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Abstract

The sulfonation of polyamides (Nylons‐3,6,11 and 6,6) was investigated using fuming sulfuric acid and solutions of SO3 in CCl4. The sulfonated polymers were soluble in water and insoluble in ethanol. Acid hydrolysis of the polymers and quantitative determination of the amino acids in the hydrolysate showed the presence of α‐sulfo amino acids. This showed that sulfonation in the polymer occurred in the active α‐position of the amide group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)873-878
Number of pages6
JournalIsrael Journal of Chemistry
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974

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