Issue 14, 2022

Combining vinylogous urethane and β-amino ester chemistry for dynamic material design

Abstract

This study combines vinylogous urethane (VU) and β-amino ester chemistry for the synthesis of covalent adaptable networks (CANs). The resulting CANs are synthesised using a range of diacetoacetates and commercially available diacrylates along with tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, which functions as both amine and crosslinker. The CANs are extensively analysed to determine both their thermal and rheological properties. Several re-processable elastomeric materials are obtained, thanks to the use of polypropylene glycol-containing diacetoacetates of varying molecular weights and are analysed in more detail and compared with VU and amino-ester reference materials. Frequency sweep measurements show no noticeable drop in storage modulus of these CANs between 100–180 °C, indicating a maintained crosslink density. The elastomeric CANs are recycled multiple times, exhibiting no clear loss of dynamic behaviour or any obvious side-reactions.

Graphical abstract: Combining vinylogous urethane and β-amino ester chemistry for dynamic material design

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 yan 2022
Accepted
11 mar 2022
First published
17 mar 2022

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 2008-2018

Combining vinylogous urethane and β-amino ester chemistry for dynamic material design

J. O. Holloway, C. Taplan and F. E. Du Prez, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 2008 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00026A

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