Methyl Cellulose
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Methyl Cellulose
 

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS Cellulose
COMMON NAMESMethyl Cellulose
STRUCTURE BASED NAME
ACRONYMS MC
CAS #
CurlySMILES
 

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS # N/A
COMMON NAMESN/A
SMILES N/A
Std. InChI N/A
Std. InChIKey N/A
STRUCTURE
Methyl Cellulose
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGE*PREFERRED
Molar Volume Vm mL mol-1 N/A
Density ρg mL-1 1.33 
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2   
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1 N/A 
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 457 - 470465
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1   
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1
Index of Refraction nnone 1.50 
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unitg mol-1 204.21
Van-der-Waals Volume VvWmL mol-1  
Molar Volume VmmL mol-1   
Density ρg mL-1   
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2   
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1   
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 343 
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1   
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1   
Index of Refraction nnone 1.48 

*The properties depend on the number of methoxy groups on the repeating glucose units. The methoxy degree of substitution is typically in the range of 2.0.

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