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Miscibility of C 60 ‐end‐capped poly(ethylene oxide) with poly( p ‐vinylphenol)
Author(s) -
Huang XuDong,
Goh Suat Hong,
Lee Swee Yong
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3935(20001201)201:18<2660::aid-macp2660>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - miscibility , ethylene oxide , polymer chemistry , crystallinity , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , oxide , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , polymer , ethylene , thermogravimetry , infrared spectroscopy , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , copolymer , catalysis , engineering , composite material , metallurgy
A fullerene (C 60 )‐end‐capped poly(ethylene oxide) (FPEO) has been prepared by the cycloaddition reaction of monoazido‐terminated poly(ethylene oxide) with C 60 . The majority of the FPEO sample is the monoadduct as shown by thermogravimetry and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Most electronic characteristics of C 60 are retained in the polymer as shown by its UV‐visible absorption spectrum. The incorporation of C 60 reduces the extent of crystallinity of PEO by 17%. The miscibility behavior of FPEO with poly( p ‐vinylphenol) (PVPh) was studied. Similar to PEO, FPEO is miscible with PVPh over the entire composition range. The hydrogen‐bonding interaction between FPEO and PVPh is as strong as that between PEO and PVPh as shown by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy.