端羟基聚丁二烯液体橡胶的合成、化学改性及应用

端羟基聚丁二烯(HTPB)是一种低分子量的遥爪液体橡胶,因具有玻璃化温度低、透明度好、黏度低、不易挥发、耐油耐老化、低温和加工性能好等优点,在军事和民用领域均具有广泛的应用。HTPB的性能主要受其主链微观结构的影响,不同的制备方法得到不同链结构的HTPB,其性能也有较大的差别。另外,通过对HTPB主链中的双键或末端羟基进行化学修饰可将其转变为不同分子结构或不同官能团的遥爪聚合物,赋予改性后的HTPB不同性能,并拓宽其应用领域。本文主要概述端羟基聚丁二烯的合成方法、化学改性和应用。     

单茂钪催化剂（C5H5）Sc（CH2C6H4NMe2-o）2合成高顺式窄分布聚丁二烯

合成了6种单茂稀土催化剂Cp’LnR2(THF)n(其中,Cp’=C5H5,C5Me4SiMe3;R=CH2C6H4NMe2-o,CH2SiMe3;Ln=Sc,Y,Lu;n=0或1),并以[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]为助催化剂,甲苯为溶剂,考察催化剂结构对丁二烯聚合活性,立体选择性,催化剂利用率以及聚合物分子量和分子量分布的影响.通过1H-NMR,13C-NMR,FTIR,GPC以及DSC对聚丁二烯进行表征,结果表明,当Cp’=C5H5,R=CH2C6H4NMe2-o,Ln=Sc,n=0时,催化剂(C5H5)Sc(CH2C6H4NMe2-o)2对丁二烯聚合活性最高,可达9600 kg-polymer/mol-Sc·h,催化剂利用率为45%,聚丁二烯顺-1,4结构含量在96%~98%之间,分子量分布窄,指数在1.3左右;以甲苯或氯苯作为聚合溶剂时,聚合活性最高,聚丁二烯分子量保持窄分布,在所有溶剂中聚丁二烯顺-1,4结构含量均达到96%以上;催化剂聚合活性随温度下降而降低,而聚合物分子量分布有变窄的趋势,温度对聚丁二烯立体选择性无明显影响;当[Bd]/[Sc]摩尔比从500增加到3000时,聚合反应1 min转化率均达到100%,聚丁二烯分子量呈可控线性增大,最高达44.6×104,且均保持聚合物窄分布.DSC谱图表明聚丁二烯Tg为-107℃,当升降温速率为10 K/min时,在-63℃和-8℃附近呈现出明显的冷结晶峰和熔融峰.     

薄层色谱法测定溴端基聚丁二烯官能度分布

遥爪型预聚物端基聚丁二烯广用于液体橡胶、粘合剂、固体燃料和加成衍生物制品,其宫能度分布对化学物理性能有重大影响。1971年Ronald利用LC和GPC测定羟基和羧基聚丁二烯的官能度和分子量分布,其法较繁。1975年Anderson等用显色团取代羟基以增加对紫外光波的检测灵敏度从而改进了前法,1977年日本东京大学T.i.Min等用TLC成功地测定了阴离子聚合制得的羟端基聚丁二烯的官能度分布。此法简洁快捷。来自阴离子聚合的样品,其分子量分布很窄;d≈1,1.2-结构达85～95％,产品纯净易于层析,与此不同,由乳液聚合的溴     

W-Al体系在合成1,2-聚丁二烯中的催化活性

WCl_6是优良的开环聚合催化剂,但只有一篇专利中提到用WCl_6催化丁二烯的聚合得到非顺式1,4-聚丁二烯,而且活性很低.用钨化合物催化丁二烯聚合为高1,2-链节含量的聚丁二烯,则尚未有报道.我们的工作发现,WCl_4(OR)_2-(i-Bu)_2AlOPh体系可使丁二烯在加氢汽油中聚合成1,2-链节含量在80％左右,1,2-链节的全同立构体含量达60％以上的聚丁二烯.为合成1,2-聚丁二烯橡胶开辟了一个新的催化体系.但是,初步研究结果表明:催化活性和聚合物分子量均较低.因此,本文试图探索提高催化活性和聚合物分子量的方法.     

高1, 4-结构端羟基聚异戊二烯遥爪聚合物的合成

本文采用保护基团引发剂法在环己烷溶剂中通过阴离子聚合合成双端羟基聚异戊二烯,并通过GPC、IR、1H NMR、羟值分析方法对其进行了表征。结果表明,聚合物有高的1,4-结构含量,同时聚合物的分子量大小可以控制、分子量分布窄、官能度接近2。     

高1,4-结构含量的端羟基聚异戊二烯遥爪聚合物的合成

采用保护基团引发剂在环己烷溶剂中通过阴离子聚合合成双端羟基聚异戊二烯,并通过GPC,IR,1H NMR,羟值分析方法对其进行了表征.结果表明,聚合物有高的1,4-结构含量,同时聚合物的分子量大小可以控制、分子量分布窄、官能度接近2.     

从端羟基液体聚丁二烯制备的弹性体 Ⅱ.端羟基液体聚丁二烯的分子量分布对弹性体力学性能的影响

本文研究了端羟基液体聚丁二烯(HTPB)的分子量分布对由HTPB,N、N-二(2-羟丙基)苯胺和甲苯二异氰酸酯制备的弹性体的力学性能的影响。研究结果表明,HTPB的多分散指数从1.6增加到2.1,弹性体的抗张强度,100％模量和硬度未见不良影响,而且略有提高。弹性体的永久形变增加较明显。     

[N^N^O]钴配合物催化丁二烯立体选择性聚合的研究

合成并表征了一系列带有[2-(4,5-二苯基-2-咪唑基)-1-苯亚胺基]苯酚配体([N^N^O]三齿配体)的二氯化钴配合物(1~4),并研究了这些配合物对丁二烯溶液聚合的催化性能.研究结果表明,助催化剂的种类对丁二烯聚合的催化活性和产物性能有显著的影响,倍半乙基氯化铝(EASC)为最佳的助催化剂.在EASC的活化作用下,该催化体系引发丁二烯单体聚合,15 min内丁二烯单体的转化率可达92.7%,产物聚丁二烯中顺式1,4-结构的含量高达97.4%.并详细研究了助催化剂的用量、聚合的温度、配体上不同取代基等对丁二烯聚合行为的影响,包括丁二烯单体的转化率、产物聚丁二烯的分子量与分子量分布及微观结构.通过凝胶渗透色谱法(GPC)对聚合产物的分子量及分子量分布进行了表征,核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)和碳谱(13CNMR)分析结果表明所得聚合物具有高的顺式1,4-结构含量(97%左右).     

胶液法制备高顺式端羟基聚丁二烯液体橡胶

以工业顺丁胶原液为起始原料,先经氧化裂解反应制得醛基封端的聚丁二烯液体橡胶,再经还原反应制得了端羟基聚丁二烯液体橡胶.结果表明,反应过程中顺丁胶的微观结构未发生异构化,所得的端羟基聚丁二烯液体橡胶的顺式含量高(cis-1,495%);分子量通过控制氧化裂解反应物与丁二烯结构单元的化学计量比,在2200~7000间可调(~1H-NMR法);分子量分布指数维持在1.5~2.1范围;官能度(fn)在2.0左右.与阴离子聚合型丁羟胶和自由基聚合型丁羟胶相比,氧化裂解法制备的丁羟胶微观结构更规整,顺式含量更高,能够保持极低的玻璃化转变温度.此外,以工业顺丁胶原液为原料,既省去了顺丁块胶生产的水析凝聚、干燥压块等过程,又免去了胶块剪切破碎、溶胀溶解等过程,大幅度减少了能量消耗,且反应条件温和、可控、高效、经济,具有良好的工业化前景.     

端羟基聚丁二烯预聚物的表征

本文用VPO、IR、GPC、TLC方法表征国产端羟基聚丁二烯(HTPB),其结果是:Mn为3220,Mw/Mn为1.69,f_n为2.16,f_w为2.27。证明国产HTPB预聚物的数均官能度随分子量增加而增加。探讨了用TLC法研究HTPB官能度分布的可靠性。     

Self‐healing of high elasticity block copolymers

A new route for adding self‐healing properties to soluble polymers is presented briefly. Self‐healing block copolymers (polystyrene‐block‐polybutadiene block‐polystyrene from Sigma‐Aldrich) were obtained by dissolving the polymer in a solvent that neither dissolves the microbubbles nor deactivate the Grubbs catalyst. The self‐healing block copolymer has been obtained by mixing the polymer, the solvent, the microbubbles filled with monomer (dicyclopentadiene), and the Grubbs' catalyst followed by the evaporation of the solvent. The structure of self‐healed high elasticity block copolymer has been investigated by optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Raman spectroscopy and mechanical data suggested that the block copolymer exhibits self‐healing features. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and Hydrogenation of 1,2-1,4-1,2-Stereotriblock Polybutadienes and the Study of Their Properties

The effects of various polar modifiers, their concentration, and the polymerization temperature on the microstructure of poly-butadiene obtained during anionic polymerization using lithium α-methyl naphthalene as the bifunctional initiator were studied. 1,2-1,4-1,2-Stereotriblock polybutadiene was synthesized by polymerization in cyclohexane to a certain conversion and polymerization was completed in the presence of diethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The microstructure of the stereotriblock copolymer was characterized by IR and ¹H-NMR. GPC showed that the stereo-block polybutadiene has a narrow MWD. Two T_g's of the copolymer with higher molecular weight exist, as shown by dynamic mechanical test. The stereotriblock copolymer was hydrogenated using cobalt 2-ethyl hexanoate and triisobutyl aluminum as the catalyst. The hydrogenated product was shown to be a (butene-1-ethylene-butene-1) triblock copolymer which consists of more than 30% crystallinity and exhibits the behavior of a thermoplastic elastomer. The relationship between stress-strain properties arid the contents of the blocks was also studied.     

Anionic polymerization. IV. Effect of crown ethers on alkylsodium initiator

The polymerization of butadiene and copolymerization of butadiene-styrene with alkylsodium catalyst modified by crown ethers in hydrocarbon solvent has been investigated. This catalyst system produced polybutadiene of high viscosity (2.0–5.0) and high vinyl content (80%) in high conversion (75–95%). These results are in contrast to those obtained with aliphatic ether-modified alkylsodium polymerization which typically gives products of low molecular weight and at low conversion. The copolymerization of butadiene-styrene with alkylsodium catalyst modified by crown ethers gave a copolymer which did not contain block styrene. Although the copolymer did not contain block styrene, there was an unusually high level of incorporation of styrene in the copolymer at low conversion. This behavior is quite different from either modified organolithium or unmodified organosodium initiators, in which the styrene is uniformly and randomly incorporated along the chain.     

Styrene/butadiene copolymer synthesized by reactive extrusion

In this study,we present a method to synthesize styrene-butadiene copolymer,using anionic polymerization in a co-rotating closely intermeshing twin-screw extruder.The weight content of polybutadiene in these copolymers was above 50% although in the past studies it had been possible to accomplish levels higher than 30%.1H-NMR and GPC show that the molecular structure of the two polymers is different due to different feeding method.In terms of the structure of the polymerized products,the mechanism of polymerization in the bulk polymerization is discussed.TEM and DMA show that two phases in the block copolymer are completely incompatible,leading to sharp phase separation,while the case is complicated in the copolymer through the mixture feeding.Traditionally,styrene-butadiene rubber is mainly synthesized by solution polymerization.Reactive extrusion in this paper provides a possibility to synthesize these products in an environmentally friendly way.     

The metathetic degradation of polyisoprene and polybutadiene in block copolymers using Grubbs second generation catalyst

A degradation study of polystyrene-polybutadiene-polystyrene and polyisoprene-polystyrene-polyisoprene in both dichloromethane and hexane solvents is presented. Alternative solvents for metathetic degradation provide the potential for greener chemistry, better selectivity, and control over the products. The catalyst concentration and solvent selection both determine the products formed. The degradation of polyisoprene and polybutadiene in a particular solvent was controlled by the solubility of polyisoprene/polybutadiene, and by its solubility relative to polystyrene. A large difference in solubility between the polymers in the selected solvent provides an additional driving force for block separation, encouraging reaction close to the interface between different blocks. Furthermore, solubility of the block copolymer speeds the degradation reaction. This tailoring of the reaction mechanism yields a new control over the products of polymer degradation.     

Block Polymers Derived from Poly(ethylene Oxide) and Carboxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene

The use of preformed poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene (CTPB) for the preparation of block polymers is reported. Block polymerization was carried out by esterification and by coupling of equimolar amounts of these polymers with 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI). When esterification was carried out, conversion of the two preformed polymers and block polymer composition varied with reaction temperature, catalyst used, and molecular weight of the PEO. Full conversions were not obtained. Better results were achieved when the preformed polymers were coupled with TDI. Tensile properties and water absorption capability of these block polymers were determined. Hydrogels with high water content up to 82% were obtained.     

稀土丁二烯-异戊二烯无规共聚物低温转变的研究

本文研究了稀土丁二烯-异戊二烯无规共聚物的低温转变性能。实验证明,这类聚合物的玻璃化转变温度、结晶速率和最大主级结晶值都随共聚比的变化而变化,当丁/异戊重量组成比为84/16时,系不完全结晶橡胶。从丁二烯-异成戊二烯共聚物(不同共聚比)的最大结晶速率温度(Tc_max)用外推法可求得稀土顺丁橡胶的最大结晶速率温度为-72℃,这在文献上尚未见报导。稀土顺丁橡胶的玻璃化温度(T_g)为-113℃,其Tc_max(°K)/T_g(°K)=0.796,而天然橡胶的Tc_max(°K)/T_g(°K)=0.814,两者具有与0.80相近的值。     

Synthesis of low polydispersity polybutadiene and polyethylene stars by convergent living anionic polymerization

Star‐shaped polybutadiene stars were synthesized by a convergent coupling of polybutadienyllithium with 4‐(chlorodimethylsilyl)styrene (CDMSS). CDMSS was added slowly and continuously to the living anionic chains until a stoichiometric equivalent was reached. Gel permeation chromatography‐multi‐angle laser light scattering (GPC‐MALLS) was used to determine the molecular weights and molecular weight distribution of the polybutadiene polymers. The number of arms incorporated into the star depended on the molecular weight of the initial chains and the rate of addition of the CDMSS. Low molecular weight polybutadiene arms (M_n = 640 g/mol) resulted in polybutadiene star polymers with an average of 12.6 arms, while higher molecular weight polybutadiene arms (M_n = 16,000 g/mol) resulted in polybutadiene star polymers with an average of 5.3 arms. The polybutadiene star polymers exhibited high 1,4‐polybutadiene microstructure (88.3–93.1%), and narrow molecular weight distributions (M_w/M_n = 1.11–1.20). Polybutadiene stars were subsequently hydrogenated by two methods, heterogeneous catalysis (catalytic hydrogenation using Pd/CaCO₃) or reaction with p‐toluenesulfonhydrazide (TSH), to transform the polybutadiene stars into polyethylene stars. The hydrogenation of the polybutadiene stars was found to be close to quantitative by ¹H NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 828–836, 2006     

Anionic graft copolymerization of diene polymers with vinyl monomers

A mixture of homopolymer and graft copolymer was obtained by adding the monomer at 0°C to the polylithiodiene solution. Styrene, methyl methacrylate, and acrylonitrile were used as the monomers. Polylithiodienes were prepared by the metalation of diene polymers, i.e., polybutadiene or polyisoprene, with the use of n-butyllithium in the presence of a tertiary amine (N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine) in n-heptane. The graft copolymers were separated by solvent extraction and were confirmed by turbidimetric titration and elementary analysis. Oxidation of the polybutadiene–styrene grafts revealed that the molecular weight of the side chains was the same as the molecular weight of the free polystyrene formed. The grafting efficiency and grafting percentage were studied for polybutadiene–styrene graft copolymers prepared under various conditions.     

Polyethylene diblock copolymers: Direct synthesis and morphological analysis

Polystyrene and polybutadiene were block copolymerized with high density polyethylene using a transformation reaction from an anionic to a Ziegler-Natta type polymerization. Various reaction parameters were investigated and optimized. Efficiencies of conversion of the anionic block to diblock were as high as 33% (100% normalized) consistent with the known 3/1 Li-R/Ti relationship in the active catalyst species. The activity of the polymeric Li-R/Ti catalyst with regards to ethylene polymerization was as high as 40 000 grams of polymer/mole Ti. Characterization of the resultant polymers is consistent with diblock copolymer structures but transmission electron microscopy shows distinct differences between the morphological behavior of these materials and the now well established morphological behavior of amorphous-amorphous diblock copolymers. These differences are readily explained by consideration of the interactions between the competing thermodynamic processes of microphase separation and crystallization.