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Making nylon: the 'nylon rope trick'

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Perform this ‘trick’ with a solution of decanedioyl dichloride in cyclohexane floated on an aqueous solution of 1,6-diaminohexane. As nylon forms at the interface, it can be pulled out as fast as it is produced forming a long thread: the ‘nylon rope’.

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Making nylon the nylon rope trick
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This practical is part of our Chemistry for non-specialists and Classic chemistry demonstrations collections.

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