PCT

PCT

Poly(cyclohexanedimethylene terephthalate)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyesters
COMMON NAMES	Poly(cyclohexanedimethylene terephthalate)
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(oxyterephthaloyloxymethylenecyclohexane-1,4-diylmethylene)
ACRONYMS	PCT
CAS #
CurlySMILES	O{-}C(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCC1CCC(CC1)C{n+}

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	60088-54-2.105-08-8
COMMON NAMES	Terephthalic acid + Cyclohexane-1,4-dimethanol
SMILES	OC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)O.OCC1CCC(CC1)CO
Std. InChI	1S/C8H6O4/c9-7(10)5-1-2-6(4-3-5)8(11)12/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12).InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h7-10H,1-6H2
Std. InChIKey	KKEYFWRCBNTPAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N.YIMQCDZDWXUDCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	229 - 231	229.5
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.19 - 1.20	1.20
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	363 - 365	364
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	274.3
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	150.7
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	219 - 228	225
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.20 - 1.25	1.22
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	20.1 - 20.4	20.2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	90900 - 93300	92200
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	356 - 377	369
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	321 - 366	339
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	3200
Index of Refraction n	none	1.54 - 1.56	1.54

Last updated: November 25, 2016

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