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

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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
- A Potential Alternative to Polystyrene: Ring-opening Terpolymerization of Different Epoxides with Phthalic Anhydride Using Metal-free Dual Catalysts
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2021年39卷第3期页码：337-343
- 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：
  
  This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51673131) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 171gjc37).
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-020-2495-6
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Li-Miao Lin, Yong-Hang Xu, Man Shen, 等. 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.

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.
Li-Miao Lin, Yong-Hang Xu, Man Shen, 等. 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.

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.

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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 ,T,g, 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 (,T,5%, 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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Aromatic polyesterRing-opening polymerizationMetal-free catalystPolystyreneBarrier properties

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