Poly(ethylene carbonate)

Poly(ethylene carbonate)

Poly(ethylene carbonate)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polycarbonates
COMMON NAMES	Poly(ethylene carbonate) , QPAC® 25
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(1,2-ethylene carbonate), Poly(oxycarbonyloxyethane-1,2-diyl), Poly(dimethylene carbonate)
ACRONYMS	PC
CAS #
CurlySMILES	C{-}COC(=O)O{n+}

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	124-38-9, 200-849-9
COMMON NAMES	Carbon dioxide, Ethylene oxide
SMILES	O=C=O.C1CO1
Std. InChI	InChI=1S/CO2/c2-1-3.InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3-1/h1-2H2
Std. InChIKey	CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N.IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	62.0
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.42
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	283 - 301	290
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none	1.47

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	88.06
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	39.5
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	52.0 - 57.6	54.8
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.53 - 1.69	1.61
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	23.9 - 25.2	24.7
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	31300 - 36100	33500
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	270 - 309	286
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	115 - 122	118
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	2700 - 6065	4200
Index of Refraction n	none	1.44 - 1.55	1.50

Last updated: September 27, 2015

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