SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF A SOLUBLE, RIGID POLY(P-XYLYLENE) WITH HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT

Authors
SCHAFER O GREINER A ANTONIETTI M ZISENIS M
Citation
O. Schafer et al., SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF A SOLUBLE, RIGID POLY(P-XYLYLENE) WITH HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT, Acta polymerica, 47(9), 1996, pp. 386-390
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Acta polymerica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03237648
Volume
47
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
386 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0323-7648(1996)47:9<386:SAPOAS>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The synthesis of a linear, soluble poly(p-xylylene) with high molecula r weight, the phenethyl-substituted PPX (PEPPX), via a base-induced po lyreaction is presented. The resulting polymers are characterized by G PC and static and dynamic light scattering. The light scattering data clearly demonstrate that PEPPX in THF is a very stiff, shape-persisten t polymer with a persistence length of the order of at least 18 nm. Th is is rather unexpected since PPX contains two main chain cc-bonds in each monomer unit, which allow free rotation.