Ester and amide linkages
What Ester and amide linkages means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A diol plus a dicarboxylic acid gives a polyester with ester links, while a diamine plus a dicarboxylic acid gives a polyamide with amide links.
The two linkages in a repeat unit by which a condensation polymer is recognised and its monomers identified.
Topics that use Ester and amide linkages
- Polyesters and polyamides (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid hydrolysis of esters
- Addition polymerisation
- Amide group formation
- Amide linkage
- Base hydrolysis of esters
- Condensation polymerisation
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol monomers
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol or diamine monomers
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