Dynamic Sulfur-Rich Polymers from Elemental Sulfur and Epoxides

Ke-Xiang Chen; Chen-Hui Cui; Zhen Li; Ting Xu; Hao-Qing Teng; Zhi-Yuan He; Yin-Zhou Guo; Xiao-Qing Ming; Zhi-Shen Ge; Yan-Feng Zhang; Tie-Jun Wang

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3182-9

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Dynamic Sulfur-Rich Polymers from Elemental Sulfur and Epoxides

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-09-23

- Dynamic Sulfur-Rich Polymers from Elemental Sulfur and Epoxides
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 10, Pages: 1479-1487(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  b.State Key Lab for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Department of Engineering Mechanics Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
- Author bio：
  
  yanfengzhang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3182-9
  CLC：
- Received：20 May 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-06-25，
  
  Accepted：26 June 2024，
  
  Online First：27 August 2024，
  
  Published：01 October 2024
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Chen, K. X.; Cui, C. H.; Li, Z.; Xu, T.; Teng, H. Q.; He, Z. Y.; Guo, Y. Z.; Ming, X. Q.; Ge, Z. S.; Zhang, Y. F.; Wang, T. J. Dynamic sulfur-rich polymers from elemental sulfur and epoxides. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1479–1487

Ke-Xiang Chen, Chen-Hui Cui, Zhen Li, et al. Dynamic Sulfur-Rich Polymers from Elemental Sulfur and Epoxides[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(10): 1479-1487.
Chen, K. X.; Cui, C. H.; Li, Z.; Xu, T.; Teng, H. Q.; He, Z. Y.; Guo, Y. Z.; Ming, X. Q.; Ge, Z. S.; Zhang, Y. F.; Wang, T. J. Dynamic sulfur-rich polymers from elemental sulfur and epoxides. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1479–1487 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3182-9.

Ke-Xiang Chen, Chen-Hui Cui, Zhen Li, et al. Dynamic Sulfur-Rich Polymers from Elemental Sulfur and Epoxides[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(10): 1479-1487. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3182-9.

摘要

Dynamic polysulfide polymers were synthesized from elemental sulfur and epoxide via a mild one-pot strategy. The dynamic polysulfide polymer exhibited multiple dynamic behaviors

including polysulfide metathesism

polysulfide-thiol exchange

and potential transesterification. This work provided a facile strategy for designing dynamic sulfur-rich polymers via a mild synthesis route.

Abstract

Sulfur-containing dynamic polymers had attracted significant attention due to their unique chemical structures with high reversibility. Utilizating sulfur

an inexpensive industrial waste product

to synthesize dynamic polysulfide polymers through reverse vulcanization has been a notable approach. However

this method required high temperatures and resulted in the release of unpleasant oders. In this study

we presented a robust method for the preparation of sulfur-rich polymers with dynamic polysulfide bonds from elemental sulfur and inexpensive epoxide monomers

via

a one-pot strategy at the mild room temp

erature. Different types of polysulfide molecules and polymers were synthesized by reacting various epoxide compounds with sulfur

along with the investigation of their structures and dynamic behaviors. It was noteworthy that the obatined polymers prepared from

-(2

3-epoxypropoxy)-

-bis(2

3-epoxypropyl)aniline and elemental sulfur exhibit multiple dynamic behaviors

including polysulfide metathesis and polysulfide-thiol exchange

enabling their rapid stress relaxation

self-healing

reprocessing and degradable properties of the cross-linked polymer. More importantly

the hydroxyl groups at the side chains from epoxide ring opening exhibited potential transesterification. This work provided a facile strategy for designing dynamic sulfur-rich polymers

via

a mild synthesis route.

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