title: Preparation of Poly(bis(phenoxy)phosphazene) and31P NMR Analysis of Its Structural Defects under Various Synthesis Conditions.
abstract: Poly(aryloxy)phosphazenes emerge as an important class of hybrid polymers for a whole range of potential applications. To date, however, little is known about the detailed reaction mechanisms during preparation. This draws a great deal of attention for developing well-defined and well-controllable synthesis methods. In this paper, poly(dichlorophosphazene) (PDCP) has been successfully synthesized, and subsequent reaction with sodium phenoxide or phenol in the presence of K2CO3can produce poly(bis(phenoxy)phosphazene) (PBPP). To elucidate the issues of branching and cross-linking, focuses have been placed on the change of various reaction conditions, in terms of concentration, temperature, time, solvent, catalysis, etc. The product polymers were examined using the techniques of31P and13C NMR, GPC, XPS, and FT-IR, in order to characterize the structural defects, in particular, branching and unwanted substitutions, such as addition of water molecules or oxidation of the phosphorus atoms on the backbone of the polymers. This work sheds light on the tailor design of poly(aryloxy)phosphazenes and other polyphosphazenes with more uniform and controllable structures.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Shuangkun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Shafqat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Hanlin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Liqun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Zhanpeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Dezhen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles , 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States.
authors.forename: Travis Shihao
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Hu