화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecules, Vol.33, No.1, 125-129, 2000
Crystalline structure of isotactic poly(vinylcyclobutane) from fiber diffraction spectra
The crystalline structure of isotactic poly(vinylcyclobutane), claimed to be tetragonal, has been revised on the basis of fiber diffraction spectra. The chain symmetry is 4(1), as already assessed, but the conformation is different (the identity period is 6.91 Angstrom and not 6.60 Angstrom). The space group is the orthorhombic P2(1)2(1)2(1) with lattice constants a = 17.14 Angstrom, b = 8.99 Angstrom, and c = 6.91 Angstrom. The excellent quality of the oriented samples allowed a full structure analysis and refinement. Integrated diffraction intensities, from a stretched fiber, measured with a Fuji image plate detector, have been utilized in a constrained refinement (the helix was assumed strictly of 4(1) symmetry and the C-C bond lengths were set to 1.54 Angstrom) obtaining a final R index of 15%. The refined chain bond angles are 103 and 107 degrees, and the chain torsion angles are 165 and 273 degrees.