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Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) with perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether moiety as crosslinking unit: thermally stable polymer with high glass transition temperature

Abstract

Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with high glass transition temperature (Tg) and thermal decomposition temperature was prepared by simple thermal crosslinking of PMMA-containing random copolymers bearing aryl trifluorovinyl ether (TFVE) moieties. A methacrylate monomer consisting of aryl TFVE moiety, 4-((1,2,2-trifluorovinyl)oxy)phenyl methacrylate (TFVOPMA), was first synthesized followed by radical copolymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) initiated by AIBN, providing the random copolymer containing aryl TFVE moieties, poly(4-((1,2,2-trifluorovinyl)oxy)phenyl methacrylate)-co-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA). Finally, crosslinked PMMA polymer with perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether moieties as crosslinking units was obtained by [2π + 2π] cycloaddition reaction of aryl TFVE moieties in PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA copolymer. Thermal properties of both PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA and crosslinked PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA were examined by TGA and DSC. Compared to pure PMMA, Tg of PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA increased by 15.1 °C and no Tg was found in the DCS test of the crosslinked PTFVOPMA-co-PMMA. Thermal decomposition temperature (Td,5%) of crosslinked PMMA was 47 °C higher than that of pure PMMA. Furthermore, the water absorption of crosslinked PMMA film greatly reduced in comparison with that of pure PMMA.

Graphical abstract: Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) with perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether moiety as crosslinking unit: thermally stable polymer with high glass transition temperature

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Dec 2019
Accepted
02 Jan 2020
First published
09 Jan 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 1981-1988

Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) with perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether moiety as crosslinking unit: thermally stable polymer with high glass transition temperature

Y. Li and H. Guo, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 1981 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10166G

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