Polymer, Vol.41, No.17, 6457-6471, 2000
Versatile syntheses of oligomers related to nylon 6, nylon 4 6 and nylon 6 6
End-capped oligomers 16, 24 and 8 of nylon 6 (having 10, 12 and 33 amide bonds, respectively), 32 and 38 of nylon 4 6 (having 9 and 13 amide bonds, respectively), and 43 of nylon 6 6 having 3 amide bonds, have been synthesised using N-protected secondary amides and the reactions of polypeptide chemistry.