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The Fundamentals of Advanced Materials: A Novel Triazole Resin For Low Temperature-Cure
The Fundamentals of Advanced Materials: A Novel Triazole Resin For Low Temperature-Cure
Gasoline= 4 units
CH2 CH2
Ethylene
Monomer Wax= 12 units
Natural Synthetic
Chain Step
Growth Growth
The 1930s and 1940s provided the backdrop for the discovery
of many important polymers
Melamine Polymers (Formica)
Neoprene Rubber
Polystyrene
Polyethylene
Nylon 6,6
Polytetrafluroethylene (Teflon)
Polymethylmethacrylate (Plexiglass)
Condensation
Polymerization
O O
O O
n
polyester
Addition Polymerization
CH3 O O CH3 CH3 O CH3
∆
H3C C O O C C O O C CH3 2 H3C C O O C 2 H3C C O + 2CO2
O CH3 C O
CH3
O O
CH3 CH3
C O O O
CH3
O O O
Thermal
Transition:
Sharp Tm Broad Tm
temperature
temperature
Tg Tg
15
Fiber-Polymer Composites
Types of Fibers:
Matrix Material
•Glass
•Graphite
•Boron
Fiber
•Silica
•Kevlar
Matrix Function:
{
5-500μm
•Bind the fibers together
•Transfer the load to the fibers
•Protect the fibers from environmental damage
•Enable the formation of materials stronger than the individual parts
Polymer Matrices
Thermoplastics Thermosets
High Mw chains
Association through Crosslinked network
Hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces,
dipole-dipole, aromatic stacking Cannot be softened or
Flow upon heating
Polystyrene, polyethylene, nylons,
melted
polycarbonate, polyacetals Epoxides, polyesters,
phenolics, ureas, melamine,
silicones, polyimides
Ceramic &
Glass Carbon-
Polymer Metal Carbon
Composites
Composites Composites Composites
0 260 650 110 1370
Temperature Range °C 0
Tuttle, M. E., Structural Analysis of Polymeric Composite Materials. Marcel Dekker: 2004; p 1-41.
Elevated Cure
heat
R'
Requirements
[O] Nuc
•easy to perform
HO
•work-up
•high yielding
R' Nuc
•tolerant to oxygen & water R'
R"-N3
•high thermodynamic driving force
Cu(I) R"O-NH3
(>20 kcal/mol) N
"RO
N N
R'
N
"R R'
19
Kolb, H. C.; Finn, M. G.; Sharpless, K. B.; Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2001, 40, 2004-2021.
Huisgen
1,3-Cycloaddition
N R1 N
R1 R1
N N N N N N N
Thermal
+
H R2
R2 R2
•Proceeds at low temp,
N
even room temp R1
Cu(I) N N
•Extremely exothermic
•Azides are highly
energetic, R2
20
Kolb, H. C.; Finn, M. G.; Sharpless, K. B.,Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2001, 40, 2004-2021.
Brase, S.; Gil, C.; Knepper, K.; Zimmermann, V., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 5188-5240.
Epoxy Triazole Cure
(Azido/Alkyne Reaction)
CH3
O C O
O O
CH CH2 CH3 CH2 CH
CH2 CH2 + Na N3
OH O C O OH
N3 CH2 CH2 N3
Alkyne Crosslinkers
Amine Propargyl Propiolate
O
O
O
O
N N 4 O
n
TEGDPE (liquid) O
4
O TEGDP (liquid) O
TPJeff (solid)
O
N N O O
O
DPA (liquid) O O
O
O O
TPEDA (liquid)
TMBTP (solid)
O O
O
TMTP (solid) O
TPA (liquid)
O O
Linear Chain Extension
O O O
CH
CH2 C CH2 CH2 O C C CH2 O CH2 C
C O CH2 CH2 C CH2 C O CH2 CH2 O C
HC HC CH
O
CH3
HO O C O OH
CH CH2 CH3 CH2 CH
N3 CH2 H2C N3
CH3
H O O C O O H
O O O
GPC Overlays
O
1 Azide:0.5 DEGDP:0.5 DPA RT CH
1 Azide:0.5 DEGDP:0.5 DPA 100C 2hrs CH2 C CH2 CH2 O C
1 Azide:0.65 DEGDP:0.35 DPA RT C O CH2 CH2 C CH2
CH
O
Dipropargyl adipate
(DPA)
O O
C CH2 O CH2 C
C O CH2 CH2 O C
CH CH
polymerizations Diethylene glycol dipropiolate
(DEGDP)
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Time (min)
Propiolate vs. Propargyl
Average Activation
Energies
AE (kJ/mol) Distinct difference between
TMBTP 69.21 propiolate x-linkers &
HDA 70.03 amine, propargyl types
TEGDP 72.28
Resonance structure
TMPTP 73.55
DPA 82.32 O
TMPTPE 82.51 N
TPDDS 82.62 O
TEGDPE 83.33 Propiolate Amine
TPEDA 84.32 O
TPA 84.72
TPJeff 85.88 O
O
TPTM 86.37 Propargyl Ether Propargyl
Catalysis w/ Cu(I) &Cu(II)
16
un-catalyzed
1 mol % BTTPP
3.5 mol % BTTPP
14 5 mol % BTTPP
5 mol % CEH
5 mol % DCP
12 CuBr
P
10
Heat Flow (W/g)
3
8
Bromotris triphenylphosphine Cu(I)
2 N
N
Cu
0
Cl Cl
H3C O Cu2+
Cu(I) &Cu(II) activity function of solubility,
not oxidation state H3C
2
Copper(II) ethylhexonate
Changes in Activation
Energy
O
O O
O
3
H3C O Cu2+
O
CH3 Tetraethylene glycol dipropiolate (TEGDP)
H3C
HO O O OH 2
Room Temperature
N3 N3 5 min
O
O
3
Tetraethylene glycol diproargyl ether (TEGDPE)
Ea (kJ/mol)
82 84
80
82
80
78
78
76 76
74 74
72
72
70
70 68
68 66
64
0 50 100
0 50 100
α α
70
90 Ea (kJ/mol)
Ea (kJ/mol)
68
80
66
70 64
0 50 100 0 50 100
α α
Comparison: Derakane
510A-40 to BPA Azide-TMPTP
2.0
77.88°C Azide EPON + TMPTP
Control Derakane
O O
1.5 O
O
Heat Flow (W/g)
1.0 126.25°C
255.54°C
0.5
0.0
-0.5
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Exo Up Temperature (°C) Universal V4.2E TA Instruments
Comparison: Isothermal 45°C
0.4
Control Derakane
Epon Azide + TMPTP
0.3
Heat Flow (W/g)
0.2
0.1
0.0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Exo Up Time (min) Universal V4.2E TA Instruments
Adhesion to Glass
BPA- Derakane
Azide
Conclusions
Exothermic for low Future Work
temp cure Determine
Customizable regioisomer linkage
Conduct mechanical
catalyst
test on cured resin &
variety of alkyne
composite materials
crosslinkers
Quantitatively
Superior adhesion to measure adhesion
glass (qualitative) Synthesis of new
azide compounds
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H2
H2 N + C H2N C C
H H H
styrene carbanion
+ H2
C C C C C
H2 H
H H H n
polystyrene
growing chain
Cationic Polymerization
R Cl + 2 TiCl4 R Ti2Cl9
initiator co-initiator ion pair
Lewis Acid
CH3
H CH3
H2
R Ti2Cl9 + C C R C C Ti2Cl9
H CH3 CH3
carbocation
isobutene
CH3 CH3
CH3 H CH3
H2 H2 H2
R C C Ti2Cl9 + C C R C C C C Ti2Cl9
H CH3 CH3
CH3 CH3
growing chain
C C H2
R C C Ti2Cl9 + C C
H2
H CH3
CH3
CH3
n
polyisobutylene
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