Crystal structure of syndiotactic poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) from X-ray fiber and powder diffraction analyses and molecular modeling

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 6585-6592

  Pazur, Richard J ^a   Hocking, Philippa J ^a   Raymond, Stéphane ^a   Marchessault, Robert H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; X RAY FIBER ANALYSIS;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0032162452     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9718558     Document Type: Article

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