Calculation of regular conformations of iso- and syndiotactic poly-4-vinylpyridinium chloride☆

Abstract By additive approximation using atom-atom potentials regular conformations were calculated for isolated chains of iso- and syndiotactic poly-4-vinylpyridinium chloride (P-4-VPC). Conformation analysis of P-4-VPC, in addition to conventional types of interactions included the Coulomb interaction of a poly-cation with counter ions. Electrostatic interactions are of significance in selecting stable conformations of isotatic P-4-VPC and in the case of syndiotactic P-4-VPC the effect is less marked.