ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The extent of reaction of functional groups (pA), the extent of conversion of monomer molecules (qM), the true relative polymer yield (yp), the constitutional repeating unit-based apparent relative polymer yield (yPU), and the monomer-based apparent relative polymer yield (yPM) are defined and their interrelationships given. The use of yPU instead of yp overestimates the true yield, except in the limit of high degrees of polymerization. Use of yPM, on the other hand, always underestimates the true yield, especially at infinite degrees of polymerization. The correct expression for the calculation of the mass fraction of i-mers in reactants with a Schulz-Flory “most probable” distribution is given and shown to become identical with the usual approximation in the limit of vanishingly small mass of the leaving molecule.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1985.021860417
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