6. Nylon 6 is commercially produced via the hydrolytic polymerization of E-caprolactam (azepan-2-one). The mechanism can occur via chain-growth and step-growth mechanisms. Draw these two mechanisms and explain which is expected to predominate.

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6. Nylon 6 is commercially produced via the hydrolytic polymerization of E-caprolactam
(azepan-2-one). The mechanism can occur via chain-growth and step-growth
mechanisms. Draw these two mechanisms and explain which is expected to
predominate.
Transcribed Image Text:6. Nylon 6 is commercially produced via the hydrolytic polymerization of E-caprolactam (azepan-2-one). The mechanism can occur via chain-growth and step-growth mechanisms. Draw these two mechanisms and explain which is expected to predominate.
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