Direct access to poly(glycidyl azide) and its copolymers through anionic (co-)polymerization of glycidyl azide

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 293 - 9
• Main Authors: Boopathi, Senthil K., Hadjichristidis, Nikos, Gnanou, Yves, Feng, Xiaoshuang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.01.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/131; 140/58; 639/638/455; 639/638/455/941; 639/638/455/959; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Chemical synthesis; Copolymerization; Cyclohexene; Epichlorohydrin; Glycidyl azide polymer; Humanities and Social Sciences; Monomers; multidisciplinary; Organic chemistry; Polycarbonate resins; Polydispersity; Polyepichlorohydrins; Polyethers; Polymerization; Polymers; Propylene oxide; Ring opening polymerization; Salts; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Solid propellants

Glycidyl azide polymer or poly(glycidyl azide) which is considered as an excellent energetic binder or plasticizer in advanced solid propellants is generally obtained by post-modification or azidation of poly(epichlorohydrin). Here we report that glycidyl azide can be directly homopolymerized throug...