01529nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260006700226300001400293490000800307520070200315653002101017653001801038653002701056653003601083653001801119100002401137700002301161856012701184       2012                        eng d  a0021-899500aMolecular simulations of the conformational properties of atactic poly(2-ethylbutyl methacrylate)0 aMolecular simulations of the conformational properties of atacti  a111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USAbWILEY-BLACKWELLcJUL  a1586-15910 v1253 a<p>RIS Metropolis Monte Carlo (RMMC) simulations were used to determine the unperturbed theta-state chain dimensions of atactic stereoconfigurations of poly (2-ethylbutyl methacrylate) [PEBMA]. Root mean-squared end-to-end distance (&lt; r(2)&gt;(o)/M)(1/2) and characteristic ratio (Cn) were calculated along with the backbone torsion angle distribution. The simulated properties are in very good agreement with experimental results. The values of the PEBMA chain dimensions are in-between those corresponding ones for poly(n-butyl methacrylate) and poly (n-hexyl methacrylate) thereby showing the effect of branching in the side-chain. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012</p>10achain dimensions10aconformations10aMonte Carlo simulation10apoly(2-ethylbutyl methacrylate)10avinyl polymer1 aKaryappa, Rahul, B.1 aNatarajan, Upendra  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/molecular-simulations-conformational-properties-atactic-poly2-ethylbutyl-methacrylate-0