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Mechanically Activated, Catalyst-Free Polyhydroxyurethane Vitrimers

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Fortman, David J., Brutman, Jacob P., Cramer, Christopher J., Hillmyer, Marc A., Dichtel, William R.·2015·Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Vitrimers are polymer networks whose cross-links undergo associative exchange processes at elevated temperature, usually in the presence of an embedded catalyst. This design feature enables the reshaping of materials with mechanical properties similar to thermoset resins. Here we report a new class of vitrimers consisting of polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs) derived from six-membered cyclic carbonates and amines. PHU networks relax stress and may be reprocessed at elevated temperature and pressure in the absence of an external catalyst. The as-synthesized networks exhibit tensile properties comparable to those of leading thermosets and recover ca. 75% of their as-synthesized values following reprocessing. Stress relaxation occurs through an associative process involving nucleophilic addition of free hydroxyl groups to the carbamate linkages and exhibits an Arrhenius activation energy of 111 ± 10 kJ/mol, which is lower than that observed for molecular model compounds (148 ± 7 kJ/mol). These findings suggest that transcarbamoylation is activated by mechanical stress, which we attribute, on the basis of DFT calculations, to the twisting of N lone pairs out of conjugation with the carbonyl π orbitals. PHU vitrimers are a promising new class of repairable networks because of their outstanding mechanical properties, avoidance of toxic isocyanate monomers, and catalyst-free repair processes.

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Fortman, D. J., Brutman, J. P., Cramer, C. J., Hillmyer, M. A., & Dichtel, W. R.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
  • Cramer, Christopher J.
  • Hillmyer, Marc A.
  • Dichtel, William R.
Venue
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Published
2015-10-23
Volume
137
Issue
44
Pages
14019-14022
ISSN
  • 0002-7863 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5126
OpenAlex
W2237595662
Cited by
811
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
25.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Division of Materials Research (DMR-1120296)
  • Division of Chemistry (CHE-1413862)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
Keywords
vitrimers, polyhydroxyurethanes, cyclic carbonates, stress relaxation, carbamate linkage, reprocessability, DFT calculations

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