More than ring-strain: revisiting the definition of enthalpy in ring-opening polymerization
Vincent Nieboer, Jakob Wohlert, Peter Olsén, Karin Odelius
Abstract
positive for systems with ring-strain, substituent effects, and solvent effects, that are difficult to understand when only using the analogy of ring-strain and . We believe that our results provide a deeper understanding of the underlying thermodynamics and their interpretation in ROP.
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ThermodynamicsPolymerizationEnthalpyPolymerSubstituentChemistryInterpretation (philosophy)PolyesterSolventStandard enthalpy of reactionMeasure (data warehouse)Standard enthalpy of formationComputational chemistryDegree of polymerizationEnergy (signal processing)Materials scienceChemical thermodynamicsSolvent effectsAnalogyMoleculeInternal energyPhysical chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer crystallization and properties