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Synthesis and characterization of block copolyetheresters with poly(tetramethylene 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylate) segments
Author(s) -
Tsai RueyShi,
Lee YuDer
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(19971114)66:7<1411::aid-app20>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - crystallinity , differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis , materials science , copolymer , condensation polymer , polymer chemistry , polyester , glass transition , miscibility , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The block copolyetheresters with hard segments of poly(tetramethylene 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylate) and soft segments of poly(tetramethylene oxide) were prepared by melt polycondensation of dimethyl 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylate, 1,4‐butanediol, and poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol (PTMEG) with molecular weights of 650, 1000, and 2000. The block copolymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X‐ray diffraction. The block copolymer compositions were governed by the charge molar ratio ( x ) of PTMEG to dimethyl 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylate. It was found that the thermal transitions were dependent on the compositions. As x increases, T m and Δ H m of the polyester segments decrease due to the decrease in the sequence length. The X‐ray diffraction data also indicate that the crystallinity of the polyester segments decreased as x increased. The molecular weight of the PTMEG used has a significant influence on the glass transition temperature ( T g ) and the crystallizability of the polyether segments. The polyether segments of block copolymers derived from PTMEG 2000 could crystallize after cooling and showed a T g of about −67°C, independent of x . However, the polyether segments of copolymers derived from PTMEG 1000 and PTMEG 650 could not crystallize, and the T g of the polyether segments decreased as x increased. This is described as the difference in the miscibility between amorphous parts of the polyether segments and those of the polyester segments. The TGA results indicate that the composition had little effect on the nonisothermal thermal degradation under nitrogen. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 66: 1411–1418, 1997