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Study on the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Benzoxazine through Multisubstituted Polybenzoxazine Precursors
To
discuss the mechanism of ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of
benzoxazine, a bisphenol A/diaminodiphenylmethane-based polybenzoxazine
precursor (PBz-0M), <i>o</i>-dimethylbisphenol A/diaminodiphenylmethane-based
polybenzoxazine precursor (PBz-2M), and <i>o</i>-dimethylbisphenol
A/<i>o</i>-tetramethyldiaminodiphenylmethane-based polybenzoxazine
precursor (PBz-6M) were prepared. Among the polybenzoxazine precursors,
free ortho positions to the O of oxazine are available for PBz-0M.
No free ortho or para position to the O of oxazine is available for
PBz-2M, but free ortho position to the N of oxazine is available.
No free ortho positions to the O or N of oxazine are available for
PBz-6M. According to DSC, IR, and thermal analysis, we found that
the ROP of PBz-2M can be carried out even though no free ortho or
para position to the O of oxazine is available. We conclude that the
ROP is carried out through the ortho position to the N of oxazine
and propose a reaction mechanism to explain the polymerization
Origin of the Rapid Trimerization of Cyanate Ester in a Benzoxazine/Cyanate Ester Blend
Blends
of cyanate ester and benzoxazine have been independently
studied by several researchers, and different reaction mechanisms
were reported. Recently, we unexpectedly observe that gelation occurred
in a 50 wt % methyl ethyl ketone solution of P-oda/BACY (1/1 mol/mol)
blend after 24 h at 30 °C, in which P-oda is a 4,4′-oxyaniline/phenol-based
benzoxazine and BACY is a dicyanate ester of bisphenol A. Previous
studies suggest that the rapid trimerization of cyanate ester in the
blend is related to the ring-opened structure of benzoxazine. However,
the possibility of ring-opening polymerization for benzoxazine at
30 °C is rare. Therefore, it is highly likely that the catalytic
effect results from the benzoxazine itself, not from the ring-opened
structure of benzoxazine. Through IR and DSC analyses, we conclude
that the tertiary amine of benzoxazine catalyzes the trimerization
of cyanate ester, and we propose a three-step catalytic mechanism
of benzoxazine for the trimerization of cyanate ester
Low Dielectric Polyetherimides Derived from Bis[4-(4-(4-aminophenoxy)-2-<i>tert</i>-butylphenoxy)phenyl] Sulfone and 4,4′-Bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)-2-<i>tert</i>-butylphenoxy]perfluorobiphenyl
Two diamines, bisÂ[4-(4-(4-aminophenoxy)-2-<i>tert</i>-butylphenoxy)Âphenyl] sulfone (PSNH<sub>2</sub>) and
4,4′-bisÂ[4-(4-aminophenoxy)-2-<i>tert</i>-butylphenoxy)Âperfluorobiphenyl
(PFNH<sub>2</sub>),
were prepared from 3-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole
using a four-step procedure, including two nucleophilic substitutions,
demethylation, and catalytic reduction. On the basis of PSNH<sub>2</sub> and PFNH<sub>2</sub>, two series of low dielectric polyetherimides
(PEIs) were prepared. Both series of PEIs exhibit moderate-to-high
thermal properties, including a glass transition temperature (<i>T</i><sub>g</sub>) > 259 °C (depending on the rigidity
of dianhydride), a 5 wt % decomposition temperature (<i>T</i><sub>d5%</sub>) > 496 °C, and a coefficient of thermal expansion
< 66 ppm/°C. Because of the hydrophobic <i>tert</i>-butyl phenylene oxide structure, both series of PEIs show excellent
dielectric properties, with a dielectric constant as low as 2.4–2.7.
The structure–property relationship of both series of PEIs
is discussed in this work
Miscibility, Microstructure, and Thermal and Dielectric Properties of Reactive Blends of Dicyanate Ester and Diamine-Based Benzoxazine
This study discusses the miscibility, microstructure,
and the thermal and dielectric properties of the reactive blends of
dicyanate ester of bisphenol A and diamine-based benzoxazine. DSC
and IR were applied to monitor the curing reactions of the reactive
blends. Three reactions were observed in the curing reactions: the
first is the cyclotrimerization of cyanate ester, producing the triazine
structure; the second is the coreaction between the triazine structure
and benzoxazine, forming alkyl isocyanurate and diphenyl ether linkages,
followed by the further reaction of the isocyanurate linkage; and
the third is the ring-opening of benzoxazine. The coreaction decomposes
the polycyanurate structures and brings parts of the polycyanurate
structures into the polybenzoxazine matrix. Thus, a miscible blend
can be achieved in all compositions, as judged by the single composition-dependent <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> in the dynamic mechanical and thermal mechanical
analyses. The experimental data also show that the dimensional stability
and dielectric properties are enhanced via the reactive blends
Synthesis of a Bisbenzylideneacetone-Containing Benzoxazine and Its Photo- and Thermally Cured Thermoset
A bisÂ(4-hydroxybenzylidene)Âacetone/aniline-based
benzoxazine (<b>BHBA-a</b>) was prepared from a bisbenzylidene-containing
bisphenol, bisÂ(4-hydroxybenzylidene)Âacetone (<b>BHBA</b>), aniline,
and paraformaldehyde through Mannich condensation in a cosolvent of
toluene/ethanol (2:1, v/v). The structure of <b>BHBA-a</b> was
successfully confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectra. According to the differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) thermogram of <b>BHBA</b>, an immediate exothermic
peak after the melting peak was observed, suggesting that <b>BHBA</b> is thermally active. NMR data of thermally treated <b>BHBA</b> confirm that the immediate exothermic peak after melting of <b>BHBA</b> in the DSC thermogram is resulted from the curing of
a double bond. UV and <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectra of <b>BHBA-a</b> show that the bisbenzylideneacetone moiety underwent dimerization
through the [2Ď€ + 2Ď€] cycloaddition. Therefore, two procedures
were applied to cure <b>BHBA-a</b>. The first one was thermal
curing of the double bond of bisbenzylideneacetone and oxazine moieties.
The second one was photocuring of the bisbenzylideneacetone moiety,
followed by thermal curing of the oxazine moiety. The thermal properties
of thermosets were evaluated based on these two procedures. Thermosets
of <b>BHBA-a</b> exhibit <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> as high
as 318 °C for curing procedure 1 and 342 °C for curing procedure
2. These values are much higher than that of a traditional bisphenol/aniline-based
benzoxazine thermoset. We conclude that the thermal curing of the
double bond of bisbenzylideneacetone and photodimerization of bisbenzylideneacetone
contributes to the good thermal properties