Adipoyl chloride (or adipoyl dichloride) is the organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2C(O)Cl)2. It is a clear brown liquid. It reacts with water to give adipic acid.

It is prepared by treatment of adipic acid with thionyl chloride.[1] Adipoyl chloride reacts with hexamethylenediamine to form nylon 6,6.[2]

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References

  1. ^ P. C. Guha; D. K. Sankaran (1946). "Muconic Acid". Organic Syntheses. 26: 57–60. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.026.0057. PMID 20280761.
  2. ^ Morgan, Paul W.; Kwolek, Stephanie L. (April 1959). "The nylon rope trick: Demonstration of condensation polymerization". J. Chem. Educ. 36 (4): 182. Bibcode:1959JChEd..36..182M. doi:10.1021/ed036p182.
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