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Van der Waals Volume of Repeating Units

Polymer  VVdW1
(cm3/mol)
Poly(vinyl chloride), PVC 29.5
Poly(vinyl fluoride), PVF 23.7
Poly(vinylidene fluoride), PVDF 26.9
Polychloroprene, Neoprene 46.9
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) 33.1
Poly(acrylic acid), PAA 36.3
Poly(ethyl acrylate) , PEA 58.2
Poly(methyl acrylate), PMA 47.9
Poly(cyclohexyl acrylate) 92.1
Poly(1-butene), PB-1 41.1
Poly(ethylene), PE 20.6
Poly(isobutene) 41.1
Poly(propylene), PP 30.8
Poly(8-aminooctanoic acid), Nylon 8 90.3
Poly(caprolactam), Nylon 6 69.9
Poly(hexamethylene adipamide), Nylon6,6 139.6
Poly(hexamethylene dodecanediamide), Nylon 6,12 201.1
Poly(m-phenylene terephthalamide), Nomex MPDI 126.0
Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (spun), Kevlar, PPTA 126.0
Poly(ω-dodecanamide), Nylon 12 131.3
Poly(ω-undecanamide), Nylon 11 121.0
Poly(Bisphenol A carbonate), PC 143.8
Poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) 90.3
PoIy(1,2-butadiene) 38.7
Poly(1,4-butadiene), PBD 38.7
Poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET 100.0
Poly[(ether ether ketone) PEEK 157.8
Poly(ethylene glycol), PEO, PEG 26.4
Poly(propylene glycol), PPG 36.4
Poly(tetrahydrofuran), PTMO, PTHF 46.9
Polyacetal, Poly(methylene oxide), POM 16.4
Poly(butyl methacrylate), PBMA 88.9
Poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate), PCHMA 109.6
Poly(ethyl methacrylate), PEMA 68.4
Poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA 58.1
Poly(acrylonitrile), PAN 32.5
Poly(methacrylonitrile) 42.8
Poly(acrylamide) 38.7
Poly(2-methylstyrene) 75.9
Poly(4-methylstyrene), PMS, PPMS 75.9
Poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) 107.3
Poly(α-methylstyrene), PAMS 76.5
Polystyrene, PS 66.1
Poly(1,4-biphenyl ether ether sulfone), PPSU 202.0
Poly(1,4-phenylene ether-sulfone), PES 108.9
Poly{[bis(4-chlorophenyl)sulfone]-alt-[bisphenol-A]}, PSU 232.8
Poly(thio-1,4-phenylene), PPS 56.8
Poly(vinyl alcohol), PVOH 25.0
Poly(vinyl acetate), PVA, PVAC 47.9
Poly(butyl vinyl ether) 67.4
Poly(ethyl vinyl ether) 46.6
Poly(methyl vinyl ether), PVME 36.6
1 The Van der Waals volumes have been calculated from the bond lengths and atomic radii of the elements.

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