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Synthesis and characterization of polyurethanes containing arylene sulfone ether linkages
Author(s) -
Idage Susheela B.,
Idage Bhaskar B.,
Vernekar Subhash P.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4990240204
Subject(s) - arylene , ethylene glycol , polymer chemistry , ether , thermogravimetric analysis , polyethylene glycol , materials science , polyol , polypropylene glycol , polyurethane , curtius rearrangement , sulfone , chemistry , organic chemistry , aryl , alkyl
Polyurethanes containing arylene sulfone ether linkages were synthesized by solution polymerization of 4,4′‐bis(4‐isocyanatophenoxy)diphenylsulfone (SPI) and 4,4′‐bis(3‐isocyanatophenoxy)diphenylsulfone (SMI) with various aliphatic glycols such as ethylene glycol (EG), 1,2‐propylene glycol (PG), 1,4‐butylene glycol (BG), polyethylene glycol (PEG 300 and 1000), polypropylene glycol (PPG 300 and 1000) and polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG 1000. TERACOL) in dimethylacetamide (DMAC) at 120°C. The diisocyanates SPI and SMI were prepared from the corresponding diacid chlorides via Curtius rearrangement. The polyurethanes were obtained in high yields. The effect of structures of diisocyanate and aliphatic diols on the molecular weight and thermal properties of polyurethanes was also investigated. The polyurethanes prepared were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, solution viscosity, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and X‐ray diffraction. Physical and thermal properties of polyurethanes prepared from SPI and various aliphatic glycols were compared with the polyurethanes from SMI and various aliphatic glycols.