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Nature 437, 1243-1244 (27 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/4371243a; Published online 26 October 2005
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Chemistry: A cleaner way to nylon?
Robert Mokaya1 & Martyn Poliakoff1
Abstract
The polymer nylon-6 is much in demand. An innovation in producing the precursor molecule, 
-caprolactam, involves a one-step process that is environmentally benign and may be scaled up for bulk production.
The catalytic acceleration of chemical reactions and improvement of their selectivity is a familiar concept. In exploiting the power of catalysis, however, chemists must often try to combine two or more catalysts to accelerate sequential stages in a complex sequence of reactions.
- Robert Mokaya and Martyn Poliakoff are at the School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
Email: R.Mokaya@nottingham.ac.uk; Email: Martyn.Poliakoff@nottingham.ac.uk
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