Synthesis of non-isocyanate poly(hydroxyurethane)s (NI-PHUs) using diglycidyl ethers

Abstract

In this study, we synthesized non-isocyanate poly(hydroxyurethane)s (NI-PHUs) via the polyaddition of bis(cyclic carbonate)s and diamines. Bis(cyclic carbonate)s were prepared by reacting resorcinol diglycidyl ether and neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether with CO₂. NI-PHUs were obtained through the reaction of the bis(cyclic carbonate)s with either an aliphatic or a cycloaliphatic diamine. The identities of the synthesized products were confirmed via ¹H NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. The glass transition temperatures (T_gs) of the NI-PHUs were higher when resorcinol diglycidyl ether was used to synthesize the bis(cyclic carbonate) instead of neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether. The NI-PHUs prepared with isophorone diamine had significantly higher T_gs than those prepared with 1,4-diaminobutane.

Keywords:

• Non-isocyanate
• poly hydroxyurethane
• diglycidyl ether
• coatings

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Funding

This research was supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Korea (contract grant number: P0007122).