Melt Derived Blocky Copolyesters: New Design Features for Polycondensation

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 45; no. 20; pp. 8245 - 8256
• Main Authors: Drysdale, Neville E, Brun, Yefim, McCord, Elizabeth F, Nederberg, Fredrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 23.10.2012
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polycondensation; Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts; Fluorine containing copolymer; Molecular structure; Segmented polymer; Alkyl terephthalate copolymer; Alkyl terephthalate polymer; Contact angle; Transesterification; Experimental study; Lateral group; Isophthalate copolymer; Ester copolymer; Multiblock copolymer; Preparation; Surface properties; Copolycondensation; Hydrophobic group; Microstructure

Melt polycondensation was utilized to chain extend polytrimethylene terephthalate with 1,3-propanediol based fluorinated isophthalic oligomers, resulting in copolymers with retained microstructure. Our findings point toward the formation of a blocky type copolymer. In general, formation of block or...