ISSN:
0449-2978
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The results of an x-ray and polarimetric study of a crystalline modification (form I) of isotactic poly-(S)-4-methyl-1-hexene are reported and discussed. The x-ray fiber spectra of this polymer are practically indistinguishable from those of isotactic poly-(R)-(S)-4-methyl-1-hexene. Although the crystal structure of the latter can be described on the basis of helices of different screw sense packed in a P4 space group, the crystal structure of poly-(S)-4-methyl-1-hexene is better described on the basis of a P1 space group. The conclusion of the x-ray investigation, that in the crystals of the optically active polymer an equal number of right-handed and left-handed helices must be present, is supported by the polarimetric measurements, which have shown that the polymer in the crystalline form I possesses a rather low rotatory power.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1971.160090201
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