Cationic polymerization of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol a resins initiated by benzylsulfonium salts

John A. McGowen; Lon J. Mathias

doi:10.1002/pc.10287

Cationic polymerization of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol a resins initiated by benzylsulfonium salts

John A. McGowen, Lon J. Mathias

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Benzylsulfonium salts are latent thermal cationic initiators that dissociate on heating to form benzyl cations that can initiate polymerization. This paper describes the cure behavior of commercial epoxy resins using l-(p-methoxybenzyl)tetrahydrothiophenium hexafluoroantimonate [2]. The thermal cationic cure of bisphenol A diglycidylether (DGEBA) resins was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). DSC revealed complex cure behavior as indicated by multiple exotherms. The resins cured rapidly at low initiator concentrations with gelation occurring in 3.5 and 1.5 min at 75 and 85°C, respectively, at conversions of epoxy groups α = 0.2-0.3. Cure kinetics were evaluated from both dynamic and isothermal DSC measurements. The effects of initiator concentration, isothermal cure temperature and heating rate on the cure behavior and mechanisms, especially involving potential termination pathways, are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	348-367
Number of pages	20
Journal	Polymer Composites
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.10287
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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