Abstract
AbstractThis review paper discusses the potential of generalized two‐dimensional (2D) near‐infrared (NIR) correlation spectroscopy in studies of pre‐melting behavior and hydrogen bonds of nylon 12. A 2D NIR study on dissociation and hydrogen bonds of N‐methylacetamide (NMA) is also reviewed here as a model compound study of nylon 12. Fourier transform (FT)‐NIR spectra in the region of 9000–5000 cm−1 of nylon 12 were measured over a temperature range of 30–150°C where gradual weakening of inter‐ or intramolecular associative interactions and decrease of local order leading to the eventual fusion of nylon 12 crystals are observed. The 2D correlation analysis provided the following conclusions for the pre‐melting behavior of nylon 12. (i) There are at least eight bands in the 6800–6100 cm−1 region assignable to free‐ and hydrogen‐bonded NH groups of nylon 12 in various environments. The asynchronous 2D correlation spectrum in the above region indicates that the amide groups with free carbonyl oxygen appear first and then the unassociated free amide and amide groups with free NH follow as the temperature is increased. (ii) The asynchronous spectrum in the 6000–5500 cm−1 region, where the first overtones of the CH2 stretching modes are expected to appear, indicates that substantial amount of disordered or dissociated components start appearing before the disappearance of more ordered components. It seems that they appear as the pre‐melting precursors (or even possibly as the indirect cause) to the precipitous decrease of the ordered components associated with melting of nylon 12 occurring at a much higher temperature.
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