Abstract:
THE COMPOUND E,E''-BIS(E-CAPROLACTAM) IS DISCLOSED. E,E''-BIS-E-CAPROLACTAM) IS PREPARED BY ULTRAVIOLET RAY IRRADIATING E-CAPROLACTAM IN THE PRESENCE OF KETONE ACTIVATION AGENTS, E,E''-BIS(E-CAPROLACTAM) CAN BE HOMOPOLYMERIZED TO PRODUCE USEFUL POLAMIDES OR MAY BE COPOLYMERIZED WITH OTHER POLYAMIDE-FORMING SUBSTANCES, SUCH AS E-CAPROLACTAM, TO FORM USEFUL POLYAMIDE COPOLYMERS.