Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Poly(vinylalcohol)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyvinylalcohol
COMMON NAMES	Poly(vinyl alcohol), Elvanol^®, Mowiol^®, Poval^®, Gohsenol^®
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(1-hydroxyethylene)
ACRONYMS	PVOH, PVA
CAS #	9002-89-5
CurlySMILES	C{-}(O)C{n+}

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #
COMMON NAMES	1-Hydroxyethylene
SMILES	C{-}(OC(=O)C)C{n+}
Std. InChI	1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2
Std. InChIKey	IMROMDMJAWUWLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE	(hypothetical monomer, tautomerizes to acetaldehyde)

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	33.1 - 35.0	34.4
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.26 - 1.33	1.29
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	25.8 - 33.6	30.5
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	23300 - 40000	32500
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	341 - 372	353
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	57 - 67	62
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none	1.49 - 1.56	1.53

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	44.05
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	23.13
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	33.2 - 37.6	35.4
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.17 - 1.33	1.25
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	29.8 - 33.3	31.5
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	33300 - 36800	35200
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	356 - 358	357
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	57 - 59	58
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	4300 - 5800	5250
Index of Refraction n	none	1.52 - 1.57	1.54

Last updated: December 15, 2015

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