Hi
i have been thinking some way of making Putrescine
and i remembered that it is used in making Nylon 6,6
So i have been searching some data about Nylon http://www.polymerprocessing.com/polymers/PA66.html
here its say its 226.32 g/mol
from that info we know how much is a moles of Nylon
what if we mix it with 1 moles of sodium hydroxide (80 gram)
with some water could we hydrolise it back to Sodium adipate and Putrescine ?
with maybe the help of some other solvent
[Edited on 27-3-2015 by nelsonB]Etaoin Shrdlu - 27-3-2015 at 06:31
It's nylon 4,6 that incorporates putrescine, and you'll want acid hydrolysis. 6,6 uses hexamethylenediamine.subsecret - 27-3-2015 at 06:51
Yes, using acid hydrolysis won't immediately produce the amine (rather the salt), so you can isolate it when you actually want to release the stench.Praxichys - 27-3-2015 at 09:24
It's nylon 4,6 that incorporates putrescine, and you'll want acid hydrolysis. 6,6 uses hexamethylenediamine.
Yes. Nylon 4-n will yield putrescine, nylon 5-n will yield cadaverine, and 6-n will yield hexamethylenediamine. All pretty stinky. You may not be able
to find anything less than 6-6 though.nelsonB - 27-3-2015 at 10:45
Thank reminding me this Etaoin Shrdlu
Now the question is where we can find Nylon-4,6
in't that a nylon that is less used than other type.
[Edited on 27-3-2015 by nelsonB]Lambda-Eyde - 28-3-2015 at 12:14
Hexamethylenediamine isn't very stinky. It's a solid at room temperature with a peppery ammoniacal smell.
