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Alkenes and Alkynes continued. Preparation of alkenes. Preparation of alkenes continued. Dehydration of alcohols. The H and OH are removed from adjacent carbons. E.g. ethanol may be heated with sulphuric acid to create ethene and water.
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Preparation of alkenes continued • Dehydration of alcohols. The H and OH are removed from adjacent carbons. • E.g. ethanol may be heated with sulphuric acid to create ethene and water Sulphuric and phosphoric acid are the acids most commonly used in the dehydration of alcohols to form alkenes.
Other important monomers • PVC is poly vinyl chloride. Vinyl chloride is the common name for chloroethene
Nylon • One of the first polymers synthesised • Made from a di-carboxylic acid and a diamine
Polyacrylamide • Poly 2 propenamide or poly(1-carbamoylethylene) • Repeating units -CH2CHCONH2