Ultrafast Form II to I Transition of Isotactic Polybutene-1

Xing Qiu; Umair Azhar; Jing-Qing Li; Ding-Hai Huang; Shi-Chun Jiang

doi:10.1007/s10118-019-2273-5

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Ultrafast Form II to I Transition of Isotactic Polybutene-1

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- Ultrafast Form II to I Transition of Isotactic Polybutene-1
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 37, Issue 7, Pages: 633-636(2019)
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  School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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  scjiang@tju.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-019-2273-5
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- Received：19 March 2019，
  
  Revised：2019-4-3，
  
  Accepted：08 April 2019，
  
  Online First：05 May 2019，
  
  Published：2019-07
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Citation: Qiu, X.; Azhar, U.; Li, J. Q.; Huang, D. H.; Jiang, S. C. Ultrafast form II to I transition of isotactic polybutene-1. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2019, 37, 633–636

Xing Qiu, Umair Azhar, Jing-Qing Li, et al. Ultrafast Form II to I Transition of Isotactic Polybutene-1[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2019, 37(7): 633-636.
Citation: Qiu, X.; Azhar, U.; Li, J. Q.; Huang, D. H.; Jiang, S. C. Ultrafast form II to I transition of isotactic polybutene-1. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2019, 37, 633–636 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-019-2273-5.

Xing Qiu, Umair Azhar, Jing-Qing Li, et al. Ultrafast Form II to I Transition of Isotactic Polybutene-1[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2019, 37(7): 633-636. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-019-2273-5.

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Abstract

Isotactic polybutene-1 (

PB-1) is a semi-crystalline polymer with polymorph and puzzled structural transitions. The stable form I of

PB-1 with excellent physical and mechanical properties can hardly be obtained directly from the melt; instead

metastable form II will spontaneously and slowly transform into form I. Bypassing the unstable form II formation is of great significance in polymer processing

which inspires extensive research on seeking the pathways to direct formation of form I. Methods for accelerating form II to I transition are another main focus in terms of practical approach for directly obtaining form I. Taking advantage of the solvent

an ultrafast transition of

PB-1 from form II to I within minutes has been achieved at room temperature. Such an ultrafast transition is detected after treating with dichloromethane (DCM) at 30 °C

though the framework of isothermally crystalized

PB-1 spherulite morphology could not be fully modified. The ultrafast II-I transition of

PB-1 is attributed to the solvent-induced packed-mesophase and temperature-selected chain conformation adjustment.This ultrafast transition would shed light on understanding the mechanisms of polymorphic transitions in

PB-1.

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