condensation polymerisation to form:
(i) polyesters (ii) polyamides
Formation from carboxylic acids/dicarboxylic acids (or respective acyl chlorides) and from alcohols/diols or amines/diamines. Learners will not be expected to recall the structures of synthetic polyesters and polyamides or their monomers.
the acid and base hydrolysis of:
(i) the ester groups in polyesters (ii) the amide groups in polyamides
prediction from addition and condensation polymerisation of:
(i) the repeat unit from a given monomer(s) (ii) the monomer(s) required for a given section of a polymer molecule (iii) the type of polymerisation.
See also 4.1.3j.