ISSN:
0959-8103
Keywords:
poly(ethylene oxide)
;
p-nitrophenol
;
molecular complexes
;
crystal structure
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
A crystalline complex of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and p-nitrophenol (PNP) was studied by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and FTIR spectroscopy, The phase diagram of this system is characterized by a peritectic reaction, and reveals the formation of a new crystal form different from those of PEO, and PNP. The triclinic unit cell of the complex was determined from the X-ray diffraction patterns of differently oriented samples obtained by mechanical deformations or spherulitic crystallizations. Finally, the molecular packing and the conformation adopted by the PEO chains were determined by FTIR spectroscopy. Polarization measurements have shown that the aromatic rings are very nearly normal to the c parameter (chain axis) and that the 1-4 axes of PNP molecules are parallel to the a* reciprocal parameter (spherulitic growth direction). Finally, a new (t2 gt2 gt3) conformation is proposed for the PEO chains on the basis of a normal mode analysis and the calculation of the intramolecular energy.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.1995.210360202
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