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Photobase‐generating new polyurethanes with oxime–urethane groups in the main chain
Author(s) -
Buruiana Emil C.,
Olaru Mihaela,
Simionescu Bogdan C.
Publication year - 2004
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/app.21194
Subject(s) - glycidyl methacrylate , oxime , polymer chemistry , polymer , methacrylate , materials science , polyurethane , irradiation , chemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , nuclear physics
New polymeric photobase generators containing oxime–urethane groups were prepared by the polyaddition reaction of 2,4‐tolylene diisocyanate with terephthalaldehyde dioxime in the presence or absence of a polyol component to study the ability of these polymers to generate amines through the photolysis of oxime–urethane linkage. The amines induced the crosslinking of poly(glycidyl methacrylate), as proved by the variation of the amount of the insoluble fraction of polymer films with the heating temperature and/or irradiation time. UV and IR absorption spectra indicated that the thermal crosslinking of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) was catalyzed by the photogenerated amines. The photobehavior of the polymers was followed by a reduction of the absorption band at 290 nm, which was characteristic of oxime–urethane groups, as a function of the UV irradiation time. Blue fluorescence was visualized by the treatment of irradiated films with fluorescamine. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 94: 2324–2332, 2004