Polystyrene
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Polystyrene
 

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS Polystyrenes
COMMON NAMESPolystyrene, Polyethenylbenzene, Lustrex®, Styron®, Vestyron®, Styrofoam®, Fome-Cor®, Luran®
STRUCTURE BASED NAME Poly(1-phenylethane-1,2-diyl), Poly(1-phenylethylene)
ACRONYMS PS
CAS # 9003-53-6
CurlySMILES C{-}C{n+}(c1ccccc1)
 

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS # 100-42-5
COMMON NAMESStyrene
SMILES C=Cc1ccccc1
Std. InChI 1S/C8H8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7H,1H2
Std. InChIKey PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE
Styrene
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molar Volume VmmL mol-199.0 - 99.599.2
Density ρg mL-1 1.051.05
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2 17.7 - 20.818.3
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1 31000 - 4290033300
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 364 - 401373
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1123 - 127126
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-113300 - 1870016500
Index of Refraction nnone1.46 - 1.591.59
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unitg mol-1 104.15
Van-der-Waals Volume VvWmL mol-1 66.28
Molar Volume VmmL mol-198.6 - 99.698.9
Density ρg mL-1 1.05 - 1.061.05
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2 18.5 - 19.419.0
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1 34200 - 3710035800
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 373 - 388379
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1125 - 133129
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-113600 - 1750015500
Index of Refraction nnone1.60 - 1.611.60

  Last updated: March 27, 2018

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