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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2014-10-03

Journal:DESIGNED MONOMERS AND POLYMERS

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus

Volume:17

Issue:7

Page Number:637-646

ISSN No.:1385-772X

Key Words:fluorene cardo group; thermal properties; bismaleimide; curing kinetics; synthesis

Abstract:Two novel bismaleimide (BMI) monomers containing fluorene cardo group and aryl ether linkage, that is, 9,9-bis[4-(4-maleimidophenoxy)phenyl] fluorene (PF-BMI) and 9,9-bis[4-(4-maleimidophenoxy)-3-methylphenyl] fluorene (MPF-BMI) based on 9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorene and its derivative were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures of the monomers were confirmed from H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Both monomers obtained are readily soluble in common organic solvents, such as acetone, dichloromethane, and chloroform, enabling an easy solution processing. The thermal curing behavior of the monomers and their non-isothermal thermal curing processes were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, displaying that both monomers have lower melt points and broad thermal processing windows. The corresponding kinetic data, for example, activation energy (E-a), pre-exponential factor (A), and the order of the reaction (n), were obtained by the Kissinger and Ozawa method. The BMI resins based on these new monomers have good thermal stability seen from the thermogravimetric analysis results.