Poly(propylene carbonate)

Poly(propylene carbonate)

Poly(propylene carbonate)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polycarbonates
COMMON NAMES	Poly(propylene carbonate) , QPAC® 40
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(1,2-propylene carbonate) , Poly(oxycarbonyloxypropane-1,2-diyl)
ACRONYMS	PPC
CAS #
CurlySMILES	C{-}C(C)OC(=O)O{n+}

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	124-38-9, 15448-47-2
COMMON NAMES	Carbon dioxide, Propylene oxide
SMILES	O=C=O.CC1CO1
Std. InChI	InChI=1S/CO2/c2-1-3.InChI=1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
Std. InChIKey	CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N.GOOHAUXETOMSMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	81.0
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.26
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	301 - 316	310
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none	1.46

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	102.09
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	49.8
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	70.5 - 73.2	71.8
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.40 - 1.45	1.42
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	21.5 - 22.6	22.0
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	33200 - 37300	34800
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	273 - 304	293
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	138 - 141	140
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	2900 - 7150	4400
Index of Refraction n	none	1.44 - 1.52	1.48

Last updated: September 27, 2015

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