Oligomers of hexakis(4-allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene have been synthesized and their molecular structure studied by X-ray and NMR analysis. The nonplanar character of a phosphazene cycle is established, and the bond lengths P-N and valence angles N-P-N are shown to change in narrow ranges (1.5771–1.5894 Å and 117.80°–118.37°, respectively). During epoxidation of hexakis(4-allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene by m-chloroperbenzoic acid or peracetic acid, in addition to hexaepoxy derivatives, the corresponding dimer is formed due to partial intermolecular interaction of epoxy groups.
As a result of this research, it was established that the chlorine atom replacement rates in hexa-chlorocyclotriphosphazene by o-, m-, and p-methylanilines’ temperatures are crucial in determining which reaction is made. The speed of reaction practically does not affect the polarity of the synthesis solvent. For the formation of fully substituted o-, m-, and p-arilaminocyclotriphosphazenes, the reaction takes 5 h and is carried out in the diglyme at its boiling temperature. The structure of the synthesized AAP was confirmed by 31P and 1H NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. By means of synchronous DSK and TGA, it is found that the synthesized AAP are crystalline and their thermal destruction has a stepped character. Thermal destruction is shown to be accompanied by the simultaneous removal of three aniline molecules from the AAP molecules. Conducted curing of epoxy resin DER-331 is carried out using the AAP as a curing agent. It has been established that due to steric difficulties, o- AAP does not interact with epoxy resin, unlike m- and p- AAP. The gel fraction in curing resin is measured, and the AAP relate to the stage processes of macromolecule formation. The result is that polymers based on DER-331 and m-, p-AAP have a gel fraction content up to 97 mass. %. These polymers have glass-transition temperatures 80 and 85 °C (m- and p-AAP-based, respectively) and demonstrate fire resistance to standard UL-94 of category V-0.
With the use of 31P NMR spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the partial ammonolysis of PCl5 by ammonium chloride in chlorobenzene in the presence of zinc chloride is investigated. The use of zinc chloride reduces the reaction time to 1.5 h and increases the yield of oligomeric chlorophosphazenes up to 95%. Some assumptions are made about the role of ZnCl2 in the process and about the feasibility of the mechanism of formation of higher cyclic chlorophosphazenes, the hexamer and the octamer.
A single-stage synthesis of phosphazene-containing epoxy oligomers via the direct interaction of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene, diphenylolpropane and epichlorohydrin has been proposed. The resulting p
The synthesis of eugenol derivatives of octachlorocyclotetraphosphazene and mixtures of oligomer chlorocyclophosphazenes [NPCl2]3–8 was performed. Not yet described octakis(4-allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)cyclotetraphosphazene was isolated in the crystalline form and identified via 31P and 1H NMR spectroscopy, laser mass spectrometry, DSC, and TGA. Oligomers with epoxy numbers of 15–16% and molecular masses from 1400 to 1800 were prepared via epoxidation of the synthesized eugenol derivatives with m-chloroperbenzoic acid. Some assumptions on the nature of side reactions occurring in the course of epoxidation were made.