| Abstract: | Raman spectra have been obtained from poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in the solid and molten phases and in aqueous and chloroform solutions. Several new lines are observed or resolved in the Raman spectrum of the solid state as a result of using a high-power argon-ion laser as a source. The Raman spectra of the molten polymer and the chloroform solutions are indicative of a disordered structure, since additional Raman lines appear as a result of the additional rotational isomers. The Raman spectrum of the aqueous solution shows that considerably less structural change occurs upon dissolution in water. |
