ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Energy-deformation characteristics for the primary T, S, and U conformational units of tie molecules were obtained from the analysis of data generated from a constrained minimization algorithm. Energy-deformation profiles (covering the range from compact equilibrium defect structures to the fully extended chain) are reported for the S0 and S1 members of the Sλ family and for the U00 member of the Umn family. Estimates of the energy content V0 and the elastic modulus E were obtained from the computed energy-deformation data in the vicinity of the equilibrium Structure - S0 → {60°, 180°, -60°}, V0S0 = 1.7 kcal/mole, ES0 = 60 kcal/cm3 [250 × 1010 dyn/cm2];S1 → {60°, 180°, 180°, 180°, -60°}: V0S0 = 1.7 kcal/mole, ES1 = 25 kcal/cm3 [100 × 1010 dyn/cm2]; and U00 → {60°, 180°, 60°, 180°, 60°}: V0U00 = 2.7 kcal/mole, EU00 = 80 kcal/cm3 [340 × 1010 dyn/cm2]. Although the elastic modulus of the U00 unit is comparable to the elastic modulus of the fully extended chain, the highenergy content of this unit (V0 = 2.7 Kcal/mole) prohibits a significant population and thereby mitigates an appreciable reinforcing effect from this rigid unit. A model for a surrogate force constant is introduced to generalize the results from this study to any member of the Sλ or Umn family as well as any combination of Sλ and Umn units. This generalization provides a basis for estimating the deformation characteristics of tie molecules comprised of various populations of these primary conformational building blocks.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1977.180151011
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