Effect of Stoichiometric Imbalances on the Melt Condensation Polymerization of Poly(dodecamethylene terephthalamide) Studied by Intrinsic Viscosity and 13C-NMR

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-15-2010

School

Polymer Science and Engineering

Abstract

Poly(dodecamethylene terephthalamide) (PA‐12,T) was synthesized by melt condensation polymerization of 12,T salt with 0, 1, 3, 5, or 10% molar excess of 1,12‐diaminododecane (DA), terephthalic acid (TA), or benzoic acid (BA). Intrinsic viscosities (IV) (0.5 g/dL in 96% H2SO4 at 25°C) were measured to determine relative molecular weight differences. IV was highest for reactions containing 1 and 3 mol % excess DA (1.36 and 1.31 dL/g, respectively), followed by the product of pure 1 : 1 salt (1.25 dL/g). For all concentrations of excess TA and BA, IV was decreased. 13C‐NMR chemical shifts for DA, TA, and BA end groups were identified and their concentrations determined by comparison with the intensity of main chain polymer peaks. A log–log plot of IV versus number average molecular weight calculated from 13C‐NMR data shows a linear trend with Mark‐Houwink constants of K = 55.8 × 10−5 dL/g and α = 0.81. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volume

116

Issue

6

First Page

3388

Last Page

3395

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