ABSTRACT:The relationship between number average molecular weight (M n ) and intrinsic viscosity ([g]) was studied for poly(1,4-butylene adipate) diol (PBAD) in tetrahydrofuran, toluene, and ethyl acetate at 25 C. Thus, a series of PBAD samples were prepared by polymerization between 1,6-adipic acid and 1,4-butanediol. The values of M n for the samples were determined by end-group analysis as well as by ebulliometry, and the average difference of M n between the two analysis ways was about 2.69%. The Mark-Houwink-Sakurada equations for PBAD were obtained to relate [g] with M n in the range of 1900-10,000.