Sequence distribution effects on glass transition temperatures of copolymers: an extended Gibbs-DiMarzio equation in view of bond rotation flexibility.

In view of bond rotation flexibility and the additivity of stiff energy, a new equation containing mole fractions of sequences and glass transition temperatures (Tg's) of periodic copolymers was proposed. Meanwhile, the effect of stereochemical sequences was also taken into account. Even for the case of all substitutions on primary (C1), second (C2), and third (C3) carbon atoms adjoining to the given bond (triad sequences effect) to be considered, no intractable parameters exist in the new equation if the periodic copolymers of poly[AB], poly[AAB], and poly[BBA] could be acquired.