Abstract
In the reported experimental study, the characteristic ratios of stereoirregular polybutadiene and polyisoprene have been evaluated by a combination of intrinsic viscosity and light-scattering measurements under theta conditions. The polydienes were synthesized by anionic polymerization and thus had near-monodisperse molecular weight distributions and were of uniform microstructure. The polybutadiene C// infinity was found to be 5. 1, which in good agreement with the Abe-Flory predictions. However, the value of 5. 1 for polyisoprene is somewhat higher than predicted by theory.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 743-750 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of polymer science. Part A-2, Polymer physics |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering