Poly(propylene)

Poly(propylene)

Poly(propylene)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyalkene (Polyolefin)
COMMON NAMES	Poly(propylene), Poly(1-methylethylene)
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(propene), Poly(1-methylethane-1,2-diyl)
ACRONYMS	PP
CAS #	9003-07-0
CurlySMILES	C{-}C{n+}(C)

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	115-07-1
COMMON NAMES	Propylene
SMILES	CC=C
Std. InChI	1S/C3H6/c1-3-2/h3H,1H2,2H3
Std. InChIKey	QQONPFPTGQHPMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	48.1 - 49.5	48.8
Density ρ	g mL^-1	0.85 - 0.88	0.86
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	15.5 - 17.5	16.2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	11800 - 15100	12800
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	258 - 270	264
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	88 - 90	89.5
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	2800 - 7100	4650
Index of Refraction n	none	1.47 - 1.50	1.47

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	42.08
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	30.84
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	46.7 - 51.5	49.3
Density ρ	g mL^-1	0.82 - 0.90	0.85
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	15.2 - 16.0	15.7
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	11800 - 12700	12200
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	239 - 263	261
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	88 - 89	88.5
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	2050 - 5400	3200
Index of Refraction n	none	1.46 - 1.48	1.47

Last updated: May 19, 2016

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