Nylon 12
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Nylon 12 - Poly(ω-dodecanamide)
 

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS Polyamide
COMMON NAMESNylon 12, Poly(ω-dodecanamide), Poly(dodecano-12-lactam)
STRUCTURE BASED NAME Poly(imino-1-oxododecamethylene), Poly[imino(1-oxododecane-1,12-diyl)]
ACRONYMS PA12
CAS # 24937-16-4
CurlySMILES N{-}C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC{n+}
 

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS # 693-57-2
COMMON NAMES12-Aminododecanoic Acid
SMILES NCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Std. InChI 1S/C12H25NO2/c13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12(14)15/h1-11,13H2,(H,14,15)
Std. InChIKey PBLZLIFKVPJDCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE
Nylon 12
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molar Volume VmmL mol-1195.4 - 199.3197.3
Density ρg mL-1 0.99 - 1.011.00
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 310 - 316313
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1
Index of Refraction nnone1.52 - 1.531.53
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unitg mol-1 197.32
Van-der-Waals Volume VvWmL mol-1 130.50
Molar Volume VmmL mol-1199.4 - 205.0202.6
Density ρg mL-1 0.96 - 0.990.97
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2 20.5 - 21.721.1
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1 84100 - 9570090200
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 297 - 314313
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1402 - 438
308 - 340
431 (l/r)
319 (s)
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-11600 - 25501950
Index of Refraction nnone1.49 - 1.501.50
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