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Thermal Properties. Before considering conventional thermal properties such as conductivity it is appropriate to consi r briefly the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of plastics. It was stated earlier that the properties of plastics are markedly temperature dependent. This is as a result of their molecular structure. Consider first an amorphous plastic in which the molecular chains have a random configuration. Inside the material, even though it is not possible to view them, we loiow that the molecules are in a state of continual motion. As the material is heated up the molecules receive more energy and there is an increase in their relative movement. This makes the material more flexible. Conversely if the material is cooled down then molecular mobility decreases and the material becomes stiffer. 

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In this article some literature studies together with studies conducted recently in our laboratories on the crystalline and molecular structure of polymorphic polymers are reviewed, also with the aim of showing possible influences of the polymorphism on the properties and, as a consequence, on the applications of polymeric materials. 

In order to get a quantitative idea of the magnitude of the effects of these temperature variations on molecular structure and morphology an experimental study was undertaken. Two types of polymerizations were conducted. One type was isothermal polymerization at fixed reaction time at a series of temperatures. The other type was a nonisothermal polymerization in the geometry of a RIM mold. Intrinsic viscosities, size exclusion chromotograms (gpc) and differential scanning calorimetry traces (dsc) were obtained for the various isothermal products and from spatially different sections of the nonisothermal products. Complete experimental details are given below. 

Some of the most important applications for conducting polymers which might show at least some commercial viability in the near future are listed in Table 3. The list is by no means complete, and is growing all the time. However, one should not expect fundamental progress in practical applications until basic research on conducting polymers moves beyond the stage of trial and error, and develops concepts to obtain quantitative information about molecular structures and properties, on the one hand, and the resultant material properties on the other hand. 

Hybrid organosilicon-organophosphazene polymers have also been synthesized (15-18) (structure ) (the organosilicon groups were introduced via the chemistry shown in Scheme 11). These are elastomers with surface contact angles in the region of 106°. Although no biocompatibility tests have been conducted on these polymers, the molecular structure and material properties would be expected to be similar to or an improvement over those of polysiloxane (silicone) polymers. 

The system has been used as an analytical tool (4), because the complex formed shows greater conductivity than the sum of the conductivities of the boric acid and the diol compound. Favorably situated diols have a pronounced effect in increasing the conductivity. cis-l,2-Diols fixed in position by molecular structure—e.g., o-dihydroxyphenols and cis-dicyclic polyols—are favorable structures. The reaction is depicted in Figure 2. 

General anesthetics are usually small solutes with relatively simple molecular structure. As overviewed before, Meyer and Overton have proposed that the potency of general anesthetics correlates with their solubility in organic solvents (the Meyer-Overton theory) almost a century ago. On the other hand, local anesthetics widely used are positively charged amphiphiles in solution and reversibly block the nerve conduction. We expect that the partition of both general and local anesthetics into lipid bilayer membranes plays a key role in controlling the anesthetic potency. Bilayer interfaces are crucial for the delivery of the anesthetics. 

These results illustrate that electrochemical techniques can be employed to synthesize a vast range of [Si(Pc)0]n-based molecular metals/conductive polymers with wide tunability in optical, magnetic, and electrical properties. Moreover, the structurally well-defined and well-ordered character of the polymer crystal structure offers the opportunity to explore structure/electro-chemical/collective properties and relationships to a depth not possible for most other conductive polymer systems. On a practical note, the present study helps to define those parameters crucial to the fabrication, from cheap, robust phthalocyanines, of efficient energy storage devices. 

Unlike solid state -stacks, however, double helical DNA is a molecular structure. Here CT processes are considered in terms of electron or hole transfer and transport, rather than in terms of material conductivity. Moreover, the 7r-stack of DNA is constructed of four distinct bases and is therefore heterogeneous and generally non-periodic. This establishes differences in redox energetics and electronic coupling along the w-stack. The intimate association of DNA with the water and counterions of its environment further defines its structure and contributes to inhomogeneity along the mole-... 

Abstract In this chapter, recent progress in the synthesis, crystal structures and physical properties of monomeric phthalocyanines (Pcs) is summarized and analysed. The strategies for synthesis and modification of Pcs include axial coordination of central metal ions, peripheral substitution of Pc rings and the ionization of Pcs. The crystal structures of various typical Pcs, especially the effects of different synthetic and modification strategies on the supramolecular assemblies of Pcs via %—% interactions between Pc rings, are discussed in detail. Finally, the UV-vis spectroscopic, conducting, magnetic and catalytic properties of some Pcs with crystal structures are presented briefly, and the correlations between various properties and the molecular structure discussed. 

An ab initio theoretical study was conducted on 1,2,5-oxadiazole and 3-phenyl-l,2,5-oxadiazole to determine the molecular structures of these heterocyclic compounds. The rotational energy barrier between Ph ring and diazole nucleus was also evaluated. No considerable change of bond lengths inside the diazole nucleus was observed in the Ph-substituted heterocyclic compounds as compared to the oxadiazole and thiadiazole alone <2001MI215>. 

Poly(4-phenoxybenzoyl-1,4-phenylene) (PPBP), sulfonated, 23 718 Polyacetal, antioxidant applications, 3 121 Polyacetaldehyde, 1 103 Polyacetal fiber, 13 392 Polyacetylene, 7 514-515 26 953 conduction in, 7 527 22 208 molecular structure of, 22 211 optical band gap, 7 529t Peierls distortion in, 22 203, 208 room temperature conductivity, 7 532 synthesis of, 22 213... 

Polyphthalamides (PPA), 10 216-217 ASTM standards for, 19 793 Poly(p-phenylene) (PPP), 22 207t 23 717 conducting, 7 523, 527 molecular structure of, 22 211 optical band gap, 7 529t room temperature conductivity, 7 532 water-soluble, electroactive, self-doped sulfonatoalkoxy-substituted, 23 720 Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO), 19 714... 

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