Abstract:
Lactam-polyol-polyacyl lactam or lactam-acyl-polylactam terpolymers having both ester linkages and amide linkages between the monomeric segments and optionally alcohol modified or ester terminated end groups are disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the above terpolymer comprising reacting together a lactam, polyol, polyacyl lactam or acyl polylactam, and optionally an alcohol in the presence of a basic lactam polymerization catalyst. The lactam-polyol-polyacyl lactam or acyl polylactam terpolymers of this invention have characteristic properties which make them especially suitable for use as fibers, fabrics, films and molded articles under a wide range of conditions.