The new approach for synthesis of hyperbranched polymers from commercially available A2 and BB'2 type monomers was extended to synthesize hyperbranched copolymers. In this work, hyperbranched copoly(sulfone-amine)...The new approach for synthesis of hyperbranched polymers from commercially available A2 and BB'2 type monomers was extended to synthesize hyperbranched copolymers. In this work, hyperbranched copoly(sulfone-amine) was prepared by copolymerization of divinyl sulfone (A2) with 4,4'-trimethylenedipiperidine (B2) and N-ethylethylenediamine (BB'2). During the reaction,secondary-amino groups of B2 and BB'2 monomers react rapidly with vinyl groups of A2 monomers within 35 s, generating a type of intermediate containing one vinyl group and two reactive hydrogen atoms. Now the intermediates can be regarded as a new BB2 type monomer, whichfurther polymerizes to form hyperbranched copoly(sulfone-amine). The polymerization mechanism was investigated with FTIR and LC-MSD. The degree of branching (DB) of hyperbranched copolymers increased with decreasing the ratio of 4, 4'-trimethylenedipiperidine to N-ethylethylenediamine, so DB can be controlled. When the initial mole ratio of B2 to BB2 was equal to or higher than four, r≥4, resulted copolymers were semi-crystalline, while copolymers with r<3 were amorphous.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 29974017).
文摘The new approach for synthesis of hyperbranched polymers from commercially available A2 and BB'2 type monomers was extended to synthesize hyperbranched copolymers. In this work, hyperbranched copoly(sulfone-amine) was prepared by copolymerization of divinyl sulfone (A2) with 4,4'-trimethylenedipiperidine (B2) and N-ethylethylenediamine (BB'2). During the reaction,secondary-amino groups of B2 and BB'2 monomers react rapidly with vinyl groups of A2 monomers within 35 s, generating a type of intermediate containing one vinyl group and two reactive hydrogen atoms. Now the intermediates can be regarded as a new BB2 type monomer, whichfurther polymerizes to form hyperbranched copoly(sulfone-amine). The polymerization mechanism was investigated with FTIR and LC-MSD. The degree of branching (DB) of hyperbranched copolymers increased with decreasing the ratio of 4, 4'-trimethylenedipiperidine to N-ethylethylenediamine, so DB can be controlled. When the initial mole ratio of B2 to BB2 was equal to or higher than four, r≥4, resulted copolymers were semi-crystalline, while copolymers with r<3 were amorphous.
