Poly(vinyl butyral)
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Poly(vinyl formal)
 

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS Polyvinylether
COMMON NAMESPoly(vinyl formal), Vinylec®, Formvar®
STRUCTURE BASED NAME Poly[(1,3-dioxane-4,6-diyl)methylene]
ACRONYMS PVF
CAS # 63450-15-7
CurlySMILES C1{-}CC(OCO1)C{n+}
 

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS # 9002-89-5, 50-00-0
COMMON NAMES Poly(vinylalcohol) + Formaldehyde (- H2O)
SMILES C{-}C(O){n+}.O=C
Std. InChI N/A
Std. InChIKey N/A
STRUCTURE
Poly(vinyl formal)
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unitg mol-1 99.12
Van-der-Waals Volume VvWmL mol-1  
Molar Volume Vm mL mol-1 79.1 - 80.679.8
Density ρg mL-1 1.23 - 1.251.24
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2   
Molar Cohesive Energy Ecoh J mol-1   
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 3251 - 381325
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1  
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1  
Index of Refraction n none 1.48 - 1.501.49

1High molecular weight and high acetalization (90%)

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