Carborane bisphenol novolacs (3 and 4) were synthesized in the presence of acid catalyst from carborane bisphenols (5 and 6) and formaldehyde. Further epoxidization of carborane bisphenol novolacs with epichlorohy...Carborane bisphenol novolacs (3 and 4) were synthesized in the presence of acid catalyst from carborane bisphenols (5 and 6) and formaldehyde. Further epoxidization of carborane bisphenol novolacs with epichlorohydrin gave carborane bisphenol epoxy novolacs (1 and 2). The molecular weight and epoxy value of obtained resins were determined using the molecular weight of their precursors. The epoxy values of 1 and 2 were 0.48 and 0.52 respectively, higher than the maximum theoretical epoxy value (0.45) of difunctional carborane bisphenol epoxy resins. FTIR and NMR were utilized to characterize 1 and 2. The curing behaviors were also studied by DSC and the optimized curing conditions were obtained. TGA analysis indicated that carborane moiety could shield its adjacent organic structures against initial decomposition. On the other hand, B--H on carborane cage could react with oxygen to form a three-dimensional network linked by B--O--B and B--C bonds, which further blocked the movement of formed radicals and thus the degradation process was inhibited.展开更多
Two carborane-containing resol phenolic resins(P1 and P2) with high boron content were synthesized via the reaction of carborane bisphenols(1 and 2) with formaldehyde in the presence of alkaline. HRMS results indi...Two carborane-containing resol phenolic resins(P1 and P2) with high boron content were synthesized via the reaction of carborane bisphenols(1 and 2) with formaldehyde in the presence of alkaline. HRMS results indicate that P1 is mainly composed of hydroxymethylated o-carborane bisphenols, the Mw of which was restrained around 500 due to the strong steric hindrance of o-carborane bisphenol. In contrast, the molecular weight of P2 was well regulated under various reaction conditions. The obtained resins were characterized with spectroscopic techniques including FTIR, 1H-NMR, ^13C-NMR, and 11B-NMR, which gave satisfactory results. TGA studies show that P2 shows char yield of 88.9% and 92.9% at 900 ℃ under nitrogen and air respectively. The imported carborane cage endows phenolic resin with ultrahigh char yield. Particularly, the char yield of the obtained carborane-containing phenolic resin under air is higher than that under nitrogen. FTIR and XRD confirm that the carborane cage could react with oxygen to form B2O3 at elevated temperatures, which postpones the thermal decomposition of phenolic resin and accounts for the high char yield.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.JD-1512)
文摘Carborane bisphenol novolacs (3 and 4) were synthesized in the presence of acid catalyst from carborane bisphenols (5 and 6) and formaldehyde. Further epoxidization of carborane bisphenol novolacs with epichlorohydrin gave carborane bisphenol epoxy novolacs (1 and 2). The molecular weight and epoxy value of obtained resins were determined using the molecular weight of their precursors. The epoxy values of 1 and 2 were 0.48 and 0.52 respectively, higher than the maximum theoretical epoxy value (0.45) of difunctional carborane bisphenol epoxy resins. FTIR and NMR were utilized to characterize 1 and 2. The curing behaviors were also studied by DSC and the optimized curing conditions were obtained. TGA analysis indicated that carborane moiety could shield its adjacent organic structures against initial decomposition. On the other hand, B--H on carborane cage could react with oxygen to form a three-dimensional network linked by B--O--B and B--C bonds, which further blocked the movement of formed radicals and thus the degradation process was inhibited.
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.JD-1512)
文摘Two carborane-containing resol phenolic resins(P1 and P2) with high boron content were synthesized via the reaction of carborane bisphenols(1 and 2) with formaldehyde in the presence of alkaline. HRMS results indicate that P1 is mainly composed of hydroxymethylated o-carborane bisphenols, the Mw of which was restrained around 500 due to the strong steric hindrance of o-carborane bisphenol. In contrast, the molecular weight of P2 was well regulated under various reaction conditions. The obtained resins were characterized with spectroscopic techniques including FTIR, 1H-NMR, ^13C-NMR, and 11B-NMR, which gave satisfactory results. TGA studies show that P2 shows char yield of 88.9% and 92.9% at 900 ℃ under nitrogen and air respectively. The imported carborane cage endows phenolic resin with ultrahigh char yield. Particularly, the char yield of the obtained carborane-containing phenolic resin under air is higher than that under nitrogen. FTIR and XRD confirm that the carborane cage could react with oxygen to form B2O3 at elevated temperatures, which postpones the thermal decomposition of phenolic resin and accounts for the high char yield.