Thermal Stability of Imidized Epoxy Blends Initiated by N-Benzylpyrazinium Hexafluoroantimonate Salt
Thermal Stability of Imidized Epoxy Blends Initiated by N-Benzylpyrazinium Hexafluoroantimonate Salt
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DOI:
10.1021/ma010792x
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发表时间:
2001-09
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Soojin Park;Hyun-Chel Kim;‡. A. W. Lee;D. Suh
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作者:
Soojin Park;Hyun-Chel Kim;‡. A. W. Lee;D. Suh
Epoxy resins of bisphenol A (DGEBA) are extensively used as the structural adhesives in fiber composites for aircraft and also as the laminates in printed circuit boards or as the molding compounds for semiconductor encapsulations. 1, 2 However, epoxy resins, initiated by a curing agent, often become brittle due to the inherent properties, resulting from the high degree of crosslinking during the process of self-polymerization. Hence, modification of epoxy resins has been the subject of intensive interesting research. For this reason, the blends of DGEBA and epoxy resins with high thermal properties have been interesting field due to the potential improvement in thermal properties of DGEBA. In common epoxy/amine systems, there are some problems such as toxicity of amine, the deterioration of electrical properties at high temperature, humidity, and inherently brittle behaviors. In recent years, thus, the cationic polymerization of epoxide has been studied intensively. 3, 4 The cationic epoxy formulations have long-term stability at room temperature in the absence of light and cure rapidly when exposed to high temperature. Particularly, the cationic epoxy system can improve the deterioration of electrical properties, which results from the hydrophilic character of the amine functional group in the epoxy/amine system. In the cationic mechanism, the epoxy groups are opened by active proton (H+) that is replaceable by a metal to produce a new physicochemical bond or a hydroxyl group. This catalyst is generally used as a complex, such as BF3-ether, BF3-amine, or SbF6-epoxide. The complex overcomes the disadvantages of excessively rapid gelation, high hygroscopicity, and light instability. Particularly, the development of latent catalysts for cationic polymerization is desirable for the enhancement of both the pot life and handling of thermosetting resins. 5, 6 Usually, the latent catalyst forms active species by external stimulation such as heat and photoirradiation.The objective of this work is to study the effect of epoxy resin (EMPT) with high thermal properties on thermal stability of the DGEBA/EMPT system, initiated by cationic latent catalyst. The characterization of thermal stability for this system was monitored by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The epoxy resin used in this study was the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA, YD-128, supplied from Kukdo Chem. Co. of Korea). Another epoxy resin used was m-phenylenediaminebis (1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydro-3, 4-epoxyphthalimide)(EMPT) which was synthesized using m-phenylenediaminebis (1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydro-3, 4-epoxyphthalimide)(7.52 g, 0.02 mol) as a diimide in the Hanyang University lab. 7 The crude product was recrystallized in CHCl3/ethyl alcohol (EA)(1/1) solution. Finally, the product was purified through column chromatography (70-230 mesh) using a CHCl3/EA (1/4) solution as an eluent. The color of the product was white, and the yield was 4.0 g (49%). The purity and the chemical structures of the product were confirmed by infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and elemental analysis as follows. For FT-IR (KBr pellet): 3030 cm-1 (aromatic CH stretch), 1780 and 1710 cm-1 (imide CdO stretch), 1383 cm-1 (CN stretch), 950-810 cm-1 (asymmetrical stretch or epoxide). For 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.6-7.4 ppm