Curing of epoxy-anhydride formulations in the presence of imidazoles

Differential scanning calorimetry was used to study the reaction of isomethyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride with phenyl glycidyl ether and the curing kinetics of diglycidyl ether of diphenylolpropane in the presence of imidazoles. The deformation-strength characteristics of cured epoxy polymers were determined.     

Kinetic Method by Using Calorimetry to Mechanism of Epoxy-Amine Cure Reaction

The thermokinetic behavior of the reaction between phenyl glycidyl ether and aniline closely resembles the analogous diepoxy diamine cure reaction in that the reactants are assembled before bond-breaking step occurs, and does not proceed through free reacting groups. The mechanism of the reaction between phenyl glycidyl ether and aniline in solventless system involves in addition to mechanism of the epoxy ring opening, structure changes accompanied by phase separation related to the self-aggregation. In an attempt to obtain further information about the reaction mechanism, the DSC heating runs of the reacted samples have been examined. These results suggest that the observed endothermic peaks are associated with additional ordering. The latter takes place only at lower temperature than reaction temperature. Since the rate constant k ₂ values for autocatalysed reaction follow of Arrhenius behavior, it is possible to calculate the activation energy, which is E=51 kJ mol^-1. Analysis of the kinetic experiments demonstrates that the heat of reaction that are detected in kinetic measurements provide correct information about the mechanism of the process. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Selective cleavage of the linear ether bond in benzyl glycidyl ether and triphenylmethyl glycidyl ether by potassium alkalide as two-electron-transfer reagent

The linear ether bond was exclusively cleaved in benzyl glycidyl ether and triphenylmethyl glycidyl ether under the influence of K⁻, K⁺(15-crown-5)₂ (1), whereas the strongly strained three-membered oxacyclic ring remained undisturbed. Potassium glycidoxide and benzylpotassium were found as the primary reaction products of benzyl glycidyl ether with 1. Subsequently, benzylpotassium reacted with benzyl glycidyl ether giving the next potassium glycidoxide molecule and bibenzyl. Benzyl phenyl ether was used as a model compound to explain the mechanism of bibenzyl formation. The reaction of triphenylmethyl glycidyl ether with 1 resulted in potassium glycidoxide and stable triphenylmethylpotassium. After treating with a quenching agent a new glycidyl ether or glycidyl ester was obtained from potassium glycidoxide. These results were found when the reaction occurred at the excess of glycidyl ether. In another case, i.e. at the excess of 1 further reactions took place with the participation of potassium anions and various new compounds were observed in the reaction mixture after benzylation or methylation. Thus, the method of substrates delivery influences the course of studied processes in a decisive way.     

Oligomerization of Substituted Phenyl Glycidyl Ethers with Tertiary Amine

The oligomerization of substituted phenyl glycidyl ethers was studied kinetically in the presence of dimethylbenzylamine using toluene or dioxane as a solvent. The infrared spectra of the resultant oligomers suggest that the reaction products have the internal carbon-carbon double-bond un-saturation, which is confirmed by the catalytic hydrogenation. The molecular weights of the oligomers also suggest that γ-phenoxy allyl alcohol produced by the initial reaction step, in which the γ-proton of phenyl glycidyl ether is attracted by a base, amine, reacts with other phenyl glycidyl ether and thus proceeds further, yielding the oligomer. The value of the reaction constant ρ is obtained positive for this reaction, which indicates that electron-withdrawing substituents of phenyl gylcidyl ethers increase the rate of oligomerization. A kinetic analysis shows that the proposed reaction sequence accounts for all the characteristics of the polymerization including sigmoidal shapes of monomer consumption curves, reaction rates, and induction periods.     

Absorption and reaction of CO2 with 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether using aliquat 336 AS catalyst

A kinetic study on the absorption and reaction of carbon dioxide with 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether (phenyl glycidyl ether, PGE) in benzene solution has been carried out at room temperature in the presence of tricaprylylmethyl ammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) as catalyst. A simple method of measuring the absorbed volume of CO₂ was proposed to obtain the reaction rate constant, and it was based on the film theory accompanied by a chemical reaction. The enhancement factor (β-N_CO2/N_CO2 ^o) increased with increasing bulk concentration of PGE and Aliquat 336. The flux of CO₂ was proportional to the agitation speed.     

Study of chemical processes in the modification of epoxide polymers by aluminum oxide

The processes occurring during the modification of epoxy polymers by various polymorphic aluminum oxide modifications (γ-AlO(OH), γ-Al₂O₃, α-Al₂O₃) with epoxy groups were studied by the methods of IR Fourier spectroscopy, chemical analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) by an example of a model compound (phenyl glycidyl ether). Two types of interactions were revealed: a direct chemical reaction of phenyl glycidyl ether with the surface hydroxy groups of alyminum oxide, and phenyl glycidyl ether homopolymerization. By processing by graphical method the data of chemical analysis on the diminishing in amount of epoxy groups in the course of the polycondensation reaction the value of activation energy 106–110 kJ mol⁻¹ of the process of phenyl glycidyl ether interaction with aluminum γ-oxide was determined.     

Capacites calorifiques de durcisseurs amines et resines epoxydes

Heat capacities of some amines (aniline, N-methyl aniline, meta-phenylene diamine, diamino diphenyl methane, diamino diphenyl sulfone and diamino diphenyl oxide) and two epoxy resins (phenyl glycidyl ether and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A) have been determined in the solid and liquid states versus temperature. The heat capacity increments related to the functional groups have been evaluated compared to references like benzene, aniline and phenyl glycidyl ether.     

Addition of Carbon Dioxide to Phenylglycidyl Ether Using Polymer-Supported Quaternary Ammonium Salt Catalysts

The synthesis of phenoxymethyl ethylene carbonate from carbon dioxide and phenyl glycidyl ether was investigated in a semi-batch reactor using crosslinked polystyrene beads containing pendant quaternary ammonium salts as catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by suspension copolymerization of styrene, divinylbenzene (DVB) and vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC), followed by quaternization using trialkylamines. The influence of VBC and DVB concentration, the structure of trialkylamine, and the type of solvent, on the catalytic behavior are discussed. A kinetic study was also carried out to better understand the reaction steps. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Anhydride curing of epoxy resins via chain reaction

In contrast to common curing reactions, the anhydride curing of epoxies follows a living anionic chain growth. The resulting consequences of this mechanism, i.e. (1) DP_n = a[M_o]/[I_o], (2) first-order kinetics and (3) Poisson chain-length distribution were tested with the phenyl glycidyl ether/phthalic acid anhydride system, using l-methyl imidazole. Overall agreement was found and the observed deviations could be explained with a modified Poisson process. Conformational properties of the resins were measured by static and dynamic light scattering and by viscometry. These were compared with the quantities of a corresponding branched system prepared with a mixture of phenyl glycidyl ether and bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether. Typical deviations to smaller dimensions were observed at high molar masses as a result of increasing branching.     

Study of photopolymers. XXX. Syntheses of new di(meth) acrylate oligomers by addition reactions of epoxy compounds with active esters

Some dimethacrylate oligomers were synthesized by new addition reactions of 2,2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane diglycidyl ether (BPGE) or glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) with phenyl methacrylates such as phenyl methacrylate (PMA), 4-nitrophenyl methacrylate (NPMA), 2,4-dichlorophenyl methacrylate (DCPMA), 4-methoxyphenyl methacrylate (MPMA), and (4-cinnamoyloxy)phenyl methacrylate (CIPMA) using tetrabutylammonium bromide as a catalyst at 120°C. The other new dimethacrylate or diacrylate oligomers were also prepared by the addition reactions of GMA or glycidyl acrylate with active esters such as di(S-phenyl)thioisophthalate (PTIP), di(4-nitrophenyl)isophthalate (NPIP), di(4-nitrophenyl)adipate (NPAD), and di(4-nitrophenyl)sebacate (NPSB) under similar reaction conditions. Furthermore, the rates of photochemical reaction of the obtained dimethacrylate oligomers were measured with 3 mol % of various photosensitizers such as benzoin iso-propyl ether (BIPE), 2-ethylanthraquinone (EAQ), and benzophenone (BP). The rate of photochemical reaction of BPGE-DCPMA oligomer was higher than those of BPGE-PMA, BPGE-NPMA, and BPGE-MPMA oligomers using BIPE as a photosensitizer. However, the photochemical reactivity of the unsensitized BPGE-CIPMA was almost the same as that of the sensitized BPGE-DCPMA. On the other hand, when EAQ was used as a photosensitizer, GMA-PTIP oligomer showed much higher reactivity than GMA-NPAD, GMA-NPSB, and GMA-NPIP oligomers. Also it was shown that the activity of EAQ as a sensitizer was higher than BIPE and BP in the photochemical reaction of BPGE-DCPMA oligomer.     

羟甲基环氧树脂的“邻位效应”的探讨

邻位羟甲基环氧树脂由于在其缩水甘油醚基的邻位引入了羟甲基而使环氧基反应活性提高。本文合成了邻位和对位羟甲基苯基缩水甘油醚作为模型化合物,通过差热分析和红外光谱研究了它们与4,4′-二氨基二苯甲烷的反应,并对Schwarzer提出的“邻位效应”进行了探讨。     

纳米SiO2改性苯基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯的紫外光固化性能研究

以苯基缩水甘油醚（PGE）和丙烯酸（AA）为原料,三苯基膦为催化剂,4-甲氧基苯酚为抑制剂,合成了一种新型光敏预聚物苯基缩水甘油醚丙烯酸酯（PGEA）。然后用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵处理纳米SiO₂,并用硅烷偶联剂γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷（KH-570）进行表面改性,并加入到预聚物PGEA中,制成紫外纳米复合涂层。用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）发现涂层含量小于5%时,改性纳米SiO₂的分散效果较好。用扫描原子力显微镜（AFM）观察到固化膜表面光滑。而适量的改性纳米SiO₂可以提高紫外光固化材料的拉伸强度、伸长率和冲击强度。     

系列缩水甘油醚类β-环糊精衍生物的合成及结构表征

以苯基缩水甘油醚、邻甲基酚缩水甘油醚及苯甲基缩水甘油醚(1～3)和β-环糊精为原料, 分别在弱碱水溶液(1.5%)和强碱水溶液(30%)中制备出系列缩水甘油醚类β-环糊精衍生物, 所得产物用自制硅胶色谱柱分离, 以V(正丙醇)∶V(水)∶V(浓氨水)＝6∶3∶1作为硅胶色谱柱分离纯化的洗脱剂, 得到单2位取代的苯氧基(或邻甲基苯氧基或苯甲氧基-2-羟丙基-β-环糊精(1a～3a)和单6位取代的苯氧基(或邻甲基苯氧基)-2-羟丙基-β-环糊精(1b～2b). 所得产品用薄层色谱、红外光谱、质谱和核磁共振波谱等手段进行了表征.     

乙二醇二缩水甘油醚的合成及作为阳离子型紫外光固化稀释剂性能研究

以三氟化硼乙醚络合物为催化剂,以氢氧化钠为成环反应的闭环剂,利用乙二醇和环氧氯丙烷为原料合成了乙二醇二缩水甘油醚.研究了催化剂三氟化硼乙醚络合物用量、环氧氯丙烷和乙二醇摩尔比、氢氧化钠和乙二醇摩尔比,以及成环反应温度这些因素对合成反应的影响.结果表明较好的合成反应条件是:三氟化硼乙醚络合物质量分数为0.40%,环氧氯丙烷和乙二醇较佳摩尔比为2.4:1,氢氧化钠和乙二醇较佳摩尔比为2.2:1,较佳的成环反应温度为30℃.同时,把乙二醇二缩水甘油醚作为稀释剂加入到环氧树脂E-51中,利用三芳基锍鎓六氟锑酸盐作为引发剂,制备了阳离子型紫外光固化涂料,其紫外光固化膜的拉伸强度为46.25MPa,杨氏模量为1487.26MPa,断裂伸长率为6.27%.     

An analysis of the substitution effects involved in diepoxide-diamine copolymerization reactions

The relative reactivity of the functional groups present in aromatic amine and diepoxide monomers has been investigated by gel permeation chromatography. The ratio of rate constants for the consumption of the secondary and primary amine hydrogens involved in the reaction between aniline and phenyl glycidyl ether has been calculated to equal approximately 0.5. In the case of the reaction between N-methy aniline and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) the rate constant ratio for the consumption of the first and second epoxide groups in the DGEBA molecule is also approximately 0.5. In contradiction to previously published data these results suggest that substitution effects are unimportant for aromatic amines as well as DGEBA. Furthermore, etherification side reactions, consuming epoxide groups at the expense of the amine–epoxide reaction, also appear to be insignificant.     

Epoxy-amine multimethacrylic prepolymers,kinetic and structural studies

Epoxy-amine methacrylated prepolymers are prepared in a 1-step synthesis by the reaction of Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, glycidyl methacrylate, and different diamines. The adaptation of these reactions to production processes with a reduced reaction time requires a kinetic control and the use of efficient catalysts. The comparative kinetic treatment of the epoxy-amine reaction in the frame of Horie's and Rozenberg's kinetic schemes have been made. Cases where an efficient acid catalyst is used are also examined. Structural studies of these reactions established the occurrence of a Michael amine/double bond addition, when some amines are used. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Optically clear simulataneous interpenetrating polymer networks based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and epoxy. II. Kinetic study

Simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks (SINs) based on diglycidyl ether of bis-phenol A (DGEBA) and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) in weight ratios of 100/0, 50/50, and 0/100 were blended and cured simultaneously by using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and m-xylenediamine (MXDA) as curing agents. A kinetic study during SIN formation was carried out at 45, 55, 63, and 70°C. Concentration changes for both the epoxide and C?C bond were monitored with FTIR. A rate expression for DGEBA cure kinetics was established with a model reaction of phenyl glycidyl ether (PGE) and benzylamine. Experimental results revealed that lower rate constants and higher activation energy for the SIN were found, compared with those for the constituent DGEBA and PEGDA network formation. A model of network interlock was proposed to account for this phenomenon. During simultaneous cure of DGEBA and PEGDA, the interlock (mutual entanglement) between DGEBA and PEGDA networks provided a sterically hindered environment, which subsequently increased the activation energy and reduced cure rates for both DGEBA and PEGDA. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Simultaneous determination of NOGE-related and BADGE-related compounds in canned food by ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

An improved analytical method enabling rapid and accurate determination and identification of bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (novolac glycidyl ether 2-ring), novolac glycidyl ether 3-ring, novolac glycidyl ether 4-ring, novolac glycidyl ether 5-ring, novolac glycidyl ether 6-ring, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, bisphenol A (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether, bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether, bisphenol A bis(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) ether, and bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether in canned food and their contact packaging materials has been developed by using, for the first time, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. After comparison of electrospray ionization and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in positive and negative-ion modes, tandem mass spectrometry with positive electrospray ionization was chosen to carry out selective multiple reaction monitoring analysis of novolac glycidyl ethers, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, and its derivatives. The analysis time is only 5.5 min per run. Limits of detection varied from 0.01 to 0.20 ng g(-1) for the different target compounds on the basis of a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) = 3; limits of quantitation were from 0.03 to 0.66 ng g(-1). The relative standard deviation for repeatability was <8.01%. Analytical recovery ranged from 87.60 to 108.93%. This method was successfully applied to twenty samples of canned food and their contact packaging materials for determination of migration of NOGE, BADGE, and their derivatives from can coatings into food.     

Kinetic Method by Using Calorimetry to Mechanism of Epoxy-amine Cure Reaction

Using calorimetric method to reaction kinetics in solventless system, the quantitative aspects of the epoxy ring opening in the reaction between phenyl glycidyl ether and aniline have been discussed. Using the Mangelsdorf method we have found that this reaction system gives fairly clean kinetics through whole process. The kinetic picture of this reaction system is akin to diepoxy-diamine cure mechanism. It was detected kinetically, apart from exothermic effect of the reaction of the epoxy ring opening, the existence another exothermic process at the last stages of the reaction. The latter also contributes to the total heat. The contribution of this thermal effect to the total heat is found to be dependent on the reactant ratio. The data for the reaction between phenyl glycidyl ether and aniline could not be fitted well if uncatalyzed mechanism was ignored. Thus, the reaction of epoxy ring opening by aniline occurs by two concurrent pathways: one is uncatalyzed and the other, the main, is autocatalyzed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Epoxy compounds. VIII. Stereoregular and stereorandom polymerization of phenyl glycidyl ether with tertiary amines,and infrared spectra of poly(phenyl glycidyl ether)

Crystalline and amorphous polymers have been obtained from the polymerization of phenyl glycidyl ether in the presence of tertiary amines. The crystalline fraction is high melting and insoluble at room temperature. The amorphous fractions are soluble at room temperature and their molecular weights are found to be ～950 in benzene at 30°C. The yields of the crystalline fraction and the amorphous paste fraction decreased considerably with increasing the catalyst concentration and reaction temperature above 50°C. The yield of the liquid fraction, however, increased with increasing concentration of the catalyst and the reaction temperature. The x-ray diffraction analysis of the crystalline fraction shows that the fraction has 47–50% crystallinity and that its diffraction pattern is similar to that of poly(phenyl glycidyl ether) obtained by Noshay and Price. The infrared spectra of these fractions have been obtained in the region of 650–4000 cm.^?1. These data are compared with those of polystyrene and poly(styrene oxide) and are used to make an assignment of the normal modes of the poly(phenyl glycidyl ether) molecule. On the basis of analyses of polystyrene and poly(styrene oxide), and a study of the combination bands, it has been possible to make a fairly satisfactory assignment of all of the benzene ring fundamentals of the CH₂, CH, and skeletal modes.