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Synthesis and thermal stability of novel anion exchange resins with spacer chains
Author(s) -
Tomoi M.,
Yamaguchi K.,
Ando R.,
Kantake Y.,
Aosaki Y.,
Kubota H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19970509)64:6<1161::aid-app16>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - thermal stability , ion exchange , divinylbenzene , chemistry , ammonium , trimethylamine , polymer chemistry , ion exchange resin , chemical stability , copolymer , ion , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , styrene
Spacer‐modified anion exchange resins were prepared by suspension copolymerization of ω‐bromoalkylstyrenes or ω‐bromoalkyloxymethylstyrenes with 2–8 mol % of divinylbenzene, followed by quaternization with trimethylamine. The thermal stability of the spacer‐modified anion exchangers of the OH form was examined by standing the resins in deionized water at 100–140°C for 30–90 days. The anion exchangers with alkylene chains such as butylene or heptylene groups between the benzene ring and the quaternary nitrogen exhibited higher thermal stability compared with commercial, strongly basic anion exchangers with benzylic ammonium groups. The thermal stability of the exchangers with butyleneoxymethylene or hexyleneoxymethylene spacers was also higher than that of the commercial exchangers. The exchanger with the propyleneoxymethylene spacer, however, had less stability than did the commercial ones. The decreased stability of this spacer‐modified exchanger is due to the accelerated degradation of the spacer chain via Hofmann elimination. The excellent stability of the anion exchangers with alkylene or alkyleneoxymethylene spacers, except propyleneoxymethylene, results from the structure of the exchangers, where there are no reactive benzylic carbons, which are attached directly to the quaternary nitrogen. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 64: 1161–1167, 1997