Modified oligoether-diamine synthesis for the preparation of crystallizable polymers based on epoxyurethane oligomers

• Published in: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B
• Main Authors: Slobodinyuk, Alexey, Elchisheva, Nadezhda, Strelnikov, Vladimir, Chernova, Galina, Slobodinyuk, Daria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2023
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/znb-2022-0134; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/znb-2022-0134/xml; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/znb-2022-0134/pdf

Abstract A modified synthetic method for amino-terminated oligo tetramethylene oxides is presented. Diamines were synthesized via a three-step route from oligo tetramethylene oxide diol with an average molecular weight of 2000. The final step – oligoether-diphthalimide hydrazinolysis – has been improved. The yield of the target product has been shown to be more than 1.5 times higher when the molar ratio of the reacting components was changed. The oligoether-diamine and the reaction intermediates have been identified by 1 H and 13 C NMR spectroscopy. It has been demonstrated that the synthesized amine can be used as a curing agent for epoxy urethane oligomers. It is shown that the glass transition temperature of the cured elastomers is lower than −70 °C. These elastomers can be recommended for the use in the conditions of the Arctic and the Far North or Far South of the globe.