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a.Chemistry Department, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
b.Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education & Science, Rada’a, Albaydha University, Albaydha, Yemen
c.Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ar-Rasheed Smart University, Sana’a, Yemen
d.Department of Physics, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
e.Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Amman 11934, Jordan
f.Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, El-Kharga 72511, Egypt
g.Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84541, Bratislava, Slovakia
abdualsalam735@gmail.com, abdualsalamaljbri@baydaauniv.net (A.M.)
osamayounis@sci.nvu.edu.eg (O.Y.)
Received:16 July 2026,
Accepted:04 August 2026,
Online First:28 September 2026,
Published:2026-09
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Mahdy, A.; Zahra, J. A.; Juwhari, H. K.; Alzubi, R. I.; Younis, O. Soft and rigid imide-based benzoxazines as precursors to high-performance polybenzoxazines: synthesis, thermal behavior, and tunable photoluminescent properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-026-3833-0
Abdulsalam Mahdy, Jalal A. Zahra, Hassan K. Juwhari, et al. Soft and Rigid Imide-based Benzoxazines as Precursors to High-performance Polybenzoxazines: Synthesis, Thermal Behavior, and Tunable Photoluminescent Properties[J/OL]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 441-23.
Mahdy, A.; Zahra, J. A.; Juwhari, H. K.; Alzubi, R. I.; Younis, O. Soft and rigid imide-based benzoxazines as precursors to high-performance polybenzoxazines: synthesis, thermal behavior, and tunable photoluminescent properties. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-026-3833-0 DOI:
Abdulsalam Mahdy, Jalal A. Zahra, Hassan K. Juwhari, et al. Soft and Rigid Imide-based Benzoxazines as Precursors to High-performance Polybenzoxazines: Synthesis, Thermal Behavior, and Tunable Photoluminescent Properties[J/OL]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 441-23. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-026-3833-0.
Two new imide-functional benzoxazine monomers
IBZ-EDA
and
IBZ-PHDA
with distinct molecular architectures
were synthesized
via
a one-pot Mannich condensation reaction using ortho-phthalimide-functional phenol
paraformaldehyde
and either ethylenediamine or
para-
phenylenediamine as flexible and rigid bridging units
respectively. The chemical structures of the synthesized monomers were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (
1
H-NMR)
Carbon-13 (
13
C)-NMR
distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer (DEPT-135)
correlation spectroscopy (COSY)
heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC)
heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC)
and mass spectrometry analyses. Thermal ring-opening polymerization of the monomers produced highly crosslinked polybenzoxazine networks
Poly(IBZ-EDA)
and
Poly(IBZ-PHDA)
whose curing behaviors were investigated using DSC and FTIR. The flexible
IBZ-EDA
monomer exhibited a lower polymerization temperature owing to the proximity of the oxazine rings and favorable intramolecular interactions
whereas the rigid aromatic
IBZ-PHDA
structure required a higher curing temperature. Thermogravimetric analysis demonstrated substantial improvements in thermal stability after curing
with
Poly(IBZ-PHDA)
exhibiting outstanding performance
including
T
10
values up to 559 °C
a char yield of 79%
and a limiting oxygen index of 49.1%
reflecting its highly flame-retardant nature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed dense and highly crosslinked morphologies with structural differences arising from
the flexibility of the diamine spacer. Photophysical investigations in the solution and solid states revealed complex excitation-dependent fluorescence behaviors for both monomers and polymers. The emission properties were strongly influenced by concentration
excitation wavelength
molecular packing
and polymer network formation. Dual-emission characteristics
broad chromaticity tunability
and multiple emissive states are observed
indicating the coexistence of locally excited
aggregated
and cluster-associated emissive species. Polymerization further alters the excited-state landscape through enhanced intermolecular interactions and restricted molecular motion. The results demonstrate that linker rigidity plays a critical role in controlling both the thermal and photophysical properties
providing an effective strategy for designing multifunctional polybenzoxazines with exceptional thermal stability
flame retardancy
and tunable luminescence.
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