A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts

Li-Miao Lin; Yong-Hang Xu; Man Shen; Jia-Xin Liang; Shuan-Jin Wang; Min Xiao; Yue-Zhong Meng

doi:10.1007/s10118-020-2495-6

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A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts

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- A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 39, Issue 3, Pages: 337-343(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  b.School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
  c.School of Materials Science & Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
- Author bio：
  
  stsxm@mail.sysu.edu.cn (M.X.)
  mengyzh@mail.sysu.edu.cn (Y.Z.M.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-020-2495-6
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- Received：14 July 2020，
  
  Revised：2020-8-8，
  
  Accepted：10 August 2020，
  
  Online First：30 September 2020，
  
  Published：02 January 2021
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Lin, L. M.; Xu, Y. H.; Shen, M.; Liang, J. X.; Wang, S. J.; Xiao, M.; Meng, Y. Z. A potential alternative to polystyrene: ring-opening terpolymerization of different epoxides with phthalic anhydride using metal-free dual catalysts. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2021, 39, 337–343

Li-Miao Lin, Yong-Hang Xu, Man Shen, et al. A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2021, 39(3): 337-343.
Lin, L. M.; Xu, Y. H.; Shen, M.; Liang, J. X.; Wang, S. J.; Xiao, M.; Meng, Y. Z. A potential alternative to polystyrene: ring-opening terpolymerization of different epoxides with phthalic anhydride using metal-free dual catalysts. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2021, 39, 337–343 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2495-6.

Li-Miao Lin, Yong-Hang Xu, Man Shen, et al. A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2021, 39(3): 337-343. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2495-6.

摘要

Abstract

A series of semi-aromatic polyesters named as Poly(PO-CHO-PA) were facilely synthesized

via

ring-opening terpolymerization of bio-based cyclohexane oxide (CHO)/propylene oxide (PO)/phthalic anhydride (PA) using economical U1/PPNCl as dual catalyst. The proportion of CHO-PA and PO-PA segments in polymer can be readily altered by changing the feed ratio of CHO/PO because the reactivity ratios of CHO and PO with PA calculated by Fineman-Ross method are comparable. All synthesized amorphous polyesters with various compositions show one

ranging from 62 °C to 133 °C. Significantly

the mechanical

thermal and barrier properties of these amorphous semi-aromatic polyesters are also adjustable and investigated for the first time. The results indicate the semi-polyesters exhibit superior thermostability (

ranging from 306 °C to 323 °C) and high tensile strength (40.21−55.7 MPa) that is comparable with polystyrene (PS). Furthermore

Poly(PO-CHO-PA) films possess a promising prospect as packaging materials because of its colorless and highly transparent nature

along with low oxygen and water vapor transmission rate. All above performances may guarantee its potential alternative to commercial PS.

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