title: Correlation between the glass transition temperatures and repeating unit structure for high molecular weight polymers.
abstract: A set of five-parameter descriptors, sum MV(ter)(R(ter)), L(F), DeltaX(SB), sum PEI, and Q(+/-), are developed to express the chain stiffness (or mobility) and the intermolecular forces of polymers. Investigated results show a good correlation (R = 0.9517, R(2) = 0.9056, s = 20.86 K) between the glass transition temperatures (T(g)s) and the five parameters for a diverse set of 88 polymers. The descriptors are easy to calculate directly from the repeating unit structure and have clear physical meanings. This approach provides a new insight for Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR) correlation of glass transition temperatures of high molecular weight polymers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People's Republic of China. czcao@xtnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chenzhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yuanbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin