Poly(vinyl chloride)

Poly(vinyl chloride)

Poly(vinyl chloride)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyhaloolefins
COMMON NAMES	Poly(vinyl chloride), Tygon®, Vestolit®, Solvic®, Geon™, Plioflex®, Pevikon™, OxyVinyls®, Formolon®, Benvic®
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(chloroethylene)
ACRONYMS	PVC
CAS #	9002-86-2
CurlySMILES	C{-}(Cl)C{n+}

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	75-01-4
COMMON NAMES	Chloroethene
SMILES	ClC=C
Std. InChI	1S/C2H3Cl/c1-2-3/h2H,1H2
Std. InChIKey	BZHJMEDXRYGGRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	45.1 - 45.2	45.2
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.38 - 1.39	1.38
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	18.2 - 22.1	19.6
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	15000 - 22000	17300
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	344 - 354 370 - 380	350 375
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	58 - 68	62
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	5400
Index of Refraction n	none	1.51 - 1.55	1.53

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	62.50
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	28.82
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	44.6 - 45.8	45.3
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.37 - 1.40	1.38
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	18.5 - 19.4	19.1
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	15600 - 17100	16600
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	345 - 354	350
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	65 - 68	66
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	3750 - 8150	5750
Index of Refraction n	none	1.52 - 1.54	1.53

Last updated: January 8, 2016

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