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55 relations: Acetylene, Adipic acid, Alpha Chi Sigma, Amine, Arnold M. Collins, Burlington, Iowa, Carl Shipp Marvel, Carothers equation, Chloroprene, Condensation polymer, Daily Express, Degree of polymerization, Des Moines, Iowa, Diol, DuPont, DuPont Experimental Station, Elmer Keiser Bolton, Harvard College, Harvard University, Henry Phipps Jr., Hermann Emil Fischer, Hexamethylenediamine, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Ira Williams, James Bryant Conant, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Julian W. Hill, Missouri, Molecular mass, National Academy of Sciences, Natural rubber, Neoprene, Nylon, Organic chemistry, Pennsylvania, Phenyl azide, Phenyl isocyanate, Philadelphia, Polyamide, Polyester, Polymer, Polymerization, Potassium cyanide, Roger Adams, Science (journal), Science History Institute, Silk, Step-growth polymerization, Tarkio College, ..., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of South Dakota, Wallace Carothers, Wilmington, Delaware, Yield (chemistry). Expand index (5 more) »
Acetylene
Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2.
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Adipic acid
Adipic acid or hexanedioic acid is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(COOH)2.
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Alpha Chi Sigma
Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) is a professional fraternity specializing in the field of chemistry.
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Amine
In organic chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.
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Arnold M. Collins
Arnold Miller Collins (1899-1982) a chemist at DuPont who, working under Elmer Bolton and Wallace Carothers, first isolated polychloroprene and 2-chloro-1, 3-butadiene in 1930.
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Burlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
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Carl Shipp Marvel
Carl Shipp "Speed" Marvel (September 11, 1894 – January 4, 1988) has been considered "one of the world's outstanding organic chemists." Throughout his career, almost no area of polymer chemistry escaped his interest.
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Carothers equation
In step-growth polymerization, the Carothers equation (or Carothers' equation) gives the degree of polymerization, Xn, for a given fractional monomer conversion, p. There are several versions of this equation, proposed by Wallace Carothers who invented nylon in 1935.
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Chloroprene
Chloroprene is the common name for the organic compound 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene, which has the formula CH2.
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Condensation polymer
Condensation polymers are any kind of polymers formed through a condensation reaction—where molecules join together—losing small molecules as byproducts such as water or methanol.
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Daily Express
The Daily Express is a daily national middle market tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom.
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Degree of polymerization
The degree of polymerization, or DP, is the number of monomeric units in a macromolecule or polymer or oligomer molecule.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Diol
A diol or glycol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (−OH groups).
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DuPont
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DuPont Experimental Station
The DuPont Experimental Station is the largest research and development facility of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
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Elmer Keiser Bolton
Elmer Keiser Bolton (June 23, 1886 – July 30, 1968) was an American chemist and research director for DuPont, notable for his role in developing neoprene and directing the research that led to the discovery of nylon.
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Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate liberal arts college of Harvard University.
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Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Henry Phipps Jr.
Henry Phipps Jr. (September 27, 1839 – September 22, 1930) was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company.
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Hermann Emil Fischer
Hermann Emil Louis Fischer FRS FRSE FCS (9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) was a German chemist and 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Hexamethylenediamine
Hexamethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2.
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Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, also known as Kirkbride's Hospital or the Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases, was a psychiatric hospital located at 48th and Haverford Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Ira Williams
Ira Williams (1894–1977) was a DuPont chemist at DuPont’s Jackson Laboratory in New Jersey, who in 1930 made commercial Neoprene possible by producing a soft, plastic form of chloroprene that could be processed by the rubber industry.
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James Bryant Conant
James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 – February 11, 1978) was an American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins.
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
The Journal of the American Chemical Society (also known as JACS) is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society.
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Julian W. Hill
Julian W. Hill (1904-1996) was an American chemist who helped develop nylon.
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Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.
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Molecular mass
Relative Molecular mass or molecular weight is the mass of a molecule.
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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Natural rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds, plus water.
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Neoprene
Neoprene (also polychloroprene or pc-rubber) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene.
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Nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, based on aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides.
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Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a chemistry subdiscipline involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Phenyl azide
Phenyl azide is an organic compound with the formula C6H5N3.
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Phenyl isocyanate
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.
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Polyamide
A polyamide is a macromolecule with repeating units linked by amide bonds.
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Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain.
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Polymer
A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.
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Polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
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Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide is a compound with the formula KCN.
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Roger Adams
Roger Adams (January 2, 1889 – July 6, 1971) was an American organic chemist.
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Science (journal)
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
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Science History Institute
The Science History Institute is an institution that preserves and promotes understanding of the history of science.
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Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
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Step-growth polymerization
Step-growth polymerization refers to a type of polymerization mechanism in which bi-functional or multifunctional monomers react to form first dimers, then trimers, longer oligomers and eventually long chain polymers.
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Tarkio College
Tarkio College was a college that operated in Tarkio, Missouri, from 1883 to 1992.
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.
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University of South Dakota
The University of South Dakota (or informally USD) is a public coeducational research (R2) university located in the small town community of Vermillion, South Dakota.
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Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of nylon.
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Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware.
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Yield (chemistry)
In chemistry, yield, also referred to as reaction yield, is the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
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