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Studies of fluorine‐containing bismaleimide resins part I: Synthesis and characteristics of model compounds
Author(s) -
Wang ZenYou,
Ho JiauChing,
Shu WeiJye
Publication year - 2011
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.34949
Subject(s) - monomer , materials science , curing (chemistry) , glass transition , polymer chemistry , polymer , dielectric , fluorine , radical initiator , polarizability , molecule , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , metallurgy
A series of fluorine‐containing bismaleimide (FBMI) monomers are synthesized by a 3‐step reaction for using as the applications of low‐ k materials. The synthesized FBMI monomers are characterized by the 1 H, 13 C, 19 F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and element analysis. These FBMI monomers react with free radical initiator or self‐cure to prepare FBMI‐polymers. All the self‐curing FBMI resins have the glass transition temperatures ( T g ) in the range of 128–141°C and show the 5% weight loss temperatures ( T 5% ) of 235–293°C in nitrogen atmosphere. The higher heat resistance of self‐curing FBMI resin relative to FBMI‐homopolymer is due to its higher crosslinking density. The FBMI resins exhibit improved dielectric properties as compared with commercial bismaleimide (BMI) resins with the dielectric constants ( D k ) lower than 2.49, which is related to the low polarizability of the CF bond and the large free volume of CF 3 groups in the polymers. Besides, the flame retardancy of all these FBMI resins could be enhanced via the introduction of Br‐atom. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012