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A short fragment of a biodegradable polymer chain (three units, end groups shown) is drawn. Select all correct statements.

  1. AIt contains amide links and no ester links
  2. BThe fragment has two amide bonds
  3. CComplete hydrolysis gives three different compounds
  4. DGlycine is one of the hydrolysis products

Answer: A, B, D

This is a piece of nylon 2-nylon 6, an alternating copolymer of glycine and 6-aminohexanoic acid linked entirely by amide bonds (two in the fragment). Complete hydrolysis of the fragment gives glycine and 6-aminohexanoic acid, which are two different compounds, so statement C (three) is wrong. The chain has no ester.
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