Caprolactam, 1, is the raw material for nylon-6 and is produced in large quantities from cyclohexanone, 2. The conventional process uses hydroxylamine sulfate (NH3OH)2SO4, ammonia and sulfuric acid as reagents. For every mole of caprolactam, two moles of ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, and one mole of water are produced as side products. ) 1 2 a) Deduce a balanced chemical equation for this reaction and calculate its atom efficiency. b) A new catalytic process for producing caprolactam from cyclohexanone has recently been introduced by Sumitomo. The new reaction involves only ammonia and hydrogen peroxide as stoichiometric reagents. For each mole of caprolactam the new reaction produces 2 moles of water, as the only side product. i) Deduce a balanced chemical equation for this reaction and calculate its atom efficiency. ii) Discuss the advantages of this new process compared to that from part (a) highlighting green chemistry aspects