Physical properties of syndiotactic polypropylene

Abstract
Crystallization and melting, heat of fusion, and degree of crystallinity of syndiotactic PP were investigated. The double peak melting behavior was established for the partially crystalline polymer. A Hoffman-Weeks extrapolation resulted in equilibrium melting points of 151°C and 155°C for two polymers with relatively short syndiotactic sequences. The enthalpy of fusion was found to be 200 J/g, which corresponds to the value of isotactic pp. A very close correlation between the syndiotactic IR index and the heat of fusion was found. The melting point dependence on the sequence length was evaluated.

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