Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer developed by Paul Schlack at IG Farben to reproduce the properties of nylon 66 without violating the patent on its production. Unlike most other nylons nylon 6 is not a condensation polymer but instead is formed by ring-opening polymerization. This makes it a special case in the comparison between condensation and addition polymers. Its competition with nylon 66 and the example it set have also shaped the economics of the synthetic fiber industry.
