Wang, H. A comparative study of 2-dimensional X-ray diffraction crystal structures of poly(tetra-methylene carbonate) and poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate). Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(4), 659–665.
Wang, H. A comparative study of 2-dimensional X-ray diffraction crystal structures of poly(tetra-methylene carbonate) and poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate). Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(4), 659–665. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.324.
A Comparative Study of 2-Dimensional X-ray Diffraction Crystal Structures of Poly(tetramethylene carbonate) and Poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate)
This paper focused on degradable poly(tetramethylene carbonate) and poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate). The primary crystal structures of the two polymers were built based on 2D-X-ray diffraction and data analyses. Poly(tetramethylene carbonate) has a unit cell of
a
=9.4 Å
b
=4.4 Å
c
=15.2 Å
α
=80°
β
=98°
and
γ
=90°. There are two anti-paralleled chains packed in one unit cell that includes four monomers and with P1 space symmetry. The four methylenes in the repeat unit are in GT-G conformation. Poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate) has a unit cell of
a
=8.1 Å
b
=5.7 Å
c
=18.4 Å
α
=90°
β
=85°
and
γ
=105°. Similarly
there ar
e two anti-paralleled chains included in one unit cell with four monomers and P1 space symmetry. But the four methylenes of poly(tetramethylene trithiocarbonate) are in TTT conformation. The difference of chain conformation is probably one of the reasons that cause the diversity of the mechanical properties of the two polymers.
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