Abstract
Benzoxazine monomer with methacrylate functionality, namely 2-(2-(2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-3(4H)-yl)ethoxy) ethyl methacrylate (BEM) was synthesized by simple esterification reaction of hydroxyl containing benzoxazine (B-OH) with methacryloyl chloride, and characterized. BEM was then copolymerized with styrene in 1:4 mol ratio by free radical polymerization using 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as initiator. The structure, chemical composition, and molecular weight characteristics of the resulting copolymer were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H-NMR spectroscopy, and GPC, respectively. The curing behavior and thermal properties of both monomer and copolymer were also studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-174 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Polymer Bulletin |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- Benzoxazine
- Copolymer
- Methacrylate
- Polybenzoxazine
- Thermal curing
- Thermoset