ISSN:
1435-1536
Keywords:
Diol oligomers
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pure liquid state
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dielectric properties
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degree of polymerization dependences
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ring formation of dimer
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Liquid properties such as dielectric relaxation and viscous flow of the two structurally homologous propylene glycol oligomers HO(CH(CH3)CH2O)nH (n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 34) and ethylene glycol oligomers HO(C2H4O)nH (n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) are studied in pure liquid state to clarify the degree of polymerization dependences of chain molecules on their liquid properties. These oligomers are, at room temperature, viscous liquid which shows dielectric relaxations in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 3 MHz. Propylene glycol oligomers (n=from 1 to 5) show the Davidson-Cole-type relaxations, but the higher glycol (n=34) shows superposition of the two different relaxations, i. e., small Debye-type relaxation in the lower-frequency region and large principal Havriliak-Negami-type relaxation in the higher-frequency region. Relaxation times vs. degree of polymerization do not increase linearly, but vary in zigzag lines. Above all, the dimers (dipropylene glycol and diethylene glycol) show longer relaxation times than the other glycols. This dielectric result does not agree with the degree of polymerization dependence of viscous flow.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01412598
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