SOLUTION PROPERTIES AND CHAIN STIFFNESS OF POLY(ACENAPHTHYLENE)
JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY, no.12, pp.907-917, 1993 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Publication Date: 1993
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10601329308009435
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.907-917
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Solution properties of poly(acenaphthylene) (PACN) were investigated in a theta solvent (1,2-dichloroethane) and a good solvent (chloroform). The viscosity exponent alpha was found to be 0.50 at both 35 and 41-degrees-C in 1,2-dichloroethane. Unperturbed dimensions found from viscometric measurements were compared with those of other vinyl aromatic polymers. Calculation of the chain flexibility parameters led to the conclusion that PACN is a rather stiff chain compared to other vinyl polymers with its characteristic ratio C(infinity) of 18.2 and chain flexibility parameter lambda of 7.