Synthesis of bisphenol A‐free oligomeric phthalonitrile resins with sulfone and sulfone‐ketone containing backbones

Abstract

Two new oligomeric sulfone and sulfone‐ketone containing phthalonitrile (PN) resins with excellent processability have been developed. The PN monomers were prepared from the reaction of an excess amount of bisphenol S with 4‐(chlorophenyl)sulfone or 4,4‐dichlorobenzophenone in the presence of a base in a solvent mixture (dimethylsulfoxide/toluene), followed by end‐capping with 4‐nitro‐PN in a two‐step, one‐pot reaction. These PN resins exhibited good viscosities and cure times for molding into various shapes. After being thermally cured to yield crosslinked polymers, these polymers demonstrated superb mechanical properties, thermo‐oxidative stability, and maintained good dielectric properties. Published 2016. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016, 54, 1639–1646

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 08, 2016
Source ID
10.1002/pola.28020

Entities

People

  • Arianna Neal
  • Holly L. Ricks‐laskoski
  • Jadah S. Clarke
  • Matthew Laskoski
  • Teddy M. Keller
  • W. Judson Hervey

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.