What is PVC ?
What is PVC ?
| Primary Name | :: | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| IUPAC Name | :: | poly(1-chloroethylene) |
| Other Name | :: | Polychloroethylene |
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride [-(-CH2 –CHCL-)n-] is one of the three most important polymers currently used worldwide. This is because of PVC is one of the cheapest polymers to make and has a large range of properties so can be used to make hundreds of products. PVC is formed by the polymerization of vinyl chloride (chloroethane) monomer units:-
PVC consists of polar molecules which are attracted to each other by dipole-dipole interactions due to electrostatic attractions of a chlorine atom in one molecule to a hydrogen atom in another atom :-
These considerable intermolecular attractions between polymer chains make PVC a fairly strong material.
These considerable intermolecular attractions between polymer chains make PVC a fairly strong material.
Uncompounded PVC is colorless and rigid and possesses poor stability towards heat and light. However, the use of additives enables us to change the properties of the PVC to how we desire.
Identification
| Abbreviations | :: | PVC |
| CAS No | :: | 9002-86-2 |
| ChEBI | :: | CHEBI:53243 |
| ChemSpider | :: | none |
| ECHA InfoCard | :: | 100.120.191 |
| KEGG | :: | C19508 |
| MeSH | :: | Polyvinyl+Chloride |
| CompTox Deshboard (EPA) | :: | DTXSID5025940 |