#6.2.3a
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.
#6.2.3b
the acid and base hydrolysis of:
(i) the ester groups in polyesters
(ii) the amide groups in polyamides
#6.2.3c
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.