Abstract
In this study, two types of hyperbranched (HB) polythioether could readily be achieved in a short time at ambient temperature through a thiol-Michael addition reaction. Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMADC) or methyl propiolate (A2) and trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (B3) monomers were reacted using an organobase 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) as a catalyst in chloroform at room temperature to provide subsequent HB polythioethers. The effect of TBD concentration on the polymerization was studied for the DMDAC case monitoring the molecular weight evolution against time. HB polythioethers were characterized using spectroscopic (nuclear magnetic resonance) and chromatographic (gel permeation chromatography with refractive index and light-scattering detectors) techniques.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 824-830 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Polymer Science |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Funding
This work was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University (Project Number: TGA‐2019‐42295).
Funders | Funder number |
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Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | TGA‐2019‐42295 |
Keywords
- hyperbranched
- hyperbranched polymer
- organocatalyst
- polysulfides
- polythioether
- step-growth polymerization
- thiol-Michael