4.48C: Know that Condensation Polymerisation, in Which a Dicarboxylic Acid Reacts with a Diol, Produces a Polyester and Water

CONDENSATION POLYMERISATION: Reaction involving monomers joining together to produce a polymer and a small molecule of Water

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• Polyesters are condensation polymers formed by the reaction between Dicarboxylic acid and Diol (both monomers must have the two functional groups)

Example:

Diagram showing the Condensation Polymerisation between Terephthalic acid and Ethane -1,2 Diol