Pin-point Surgery of Proton-deuterium Substitution to Enhance Polybenzimidazole Thermoresistances

Thermal stability plays a crucial role in determining polymer suitability as high-performance thermoresistant materials, which are highly desirable as lightweight substitutes for metal or ceramic materials in a sustainable society. We here present an innovative approach involving the in-situ substit...

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Published inChemistry letters Vol. 52; no. 10; pp. 819 - 822
Main Authors Zhong, Xianzhu, Nag, Aniruddha, Zhou, Jiabei, Takada, Kenji, Kusano, Motoyuki, Kaneko, Tatsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published OXFORD Oxford Univ Press 01.01.2023
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
THERMAL-STABILITY
Polybenzimidazole
SIDE-GROUPS
PERFORMANCE
POLYMER
Pin-point surgery
LOW DIELECTRIC-CONSTANT
Deuterium substitution
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Summary:Thermal stability plays a crucial role in determining polymer suitability as high-performance thermoresistant materials, which are highly desirable as lightweight substitutes for metal or ceramic materials in a sustainable society. We here present an innovative approach involving the in-situ substitution of imidazole protons of polybenzimidazole (PBI) derivatives with deuterium using deuterated solvents to enhance thermal stability. The resulting substituted polymers exhibited significantly higher thermal decomposition temperatures compared to their original counterparts. This notable improvement can be attributed to the N-D bond, which possesses a low stretching frequency, demanding a greater amount of activating energy compared to the N-H bond, enabling the polymer to withstand higher temper-atures. This discovery presents a novel and promising avenue for enhancing polymer thermoresistance, providing valuable insights for the development of advanced materials with enhanced thermal stability.
ISSN:0366-7022
1348-0715
DOI:10.1246/cl.230315