Synthesis of a novel polymer via the coupling reaction of cyanuric chloride and a di-amine

Hung Quang Pham^{1, 2}, Thuy Thu Truong², Duc-Anh Song Nguyen^{1, 2}, Le-Thu Thi Nguyen^2*

¹National Key Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Materials, University of Technology,

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city

²Faculty of Materials Technology, University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city

Received 5 February 2020; accepted 6 March 2020

 

Abstract:

Polymers containing hydrogen bonds are of great significance as they have the potential to strengthen the mechanical properties of a material through non-covalent crosslinking, which is the basis for paint and self-healing materials. In this work we describe a method to obtain a novel polymer via the coupling reaction of cyanuric chloride and a di-amine. We investigate the reaction conditions to optimise the polymerization yield and molecular weight polydispersity. The polymerization process was characterised by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), and attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectrometry.

Keywords: cyanuric chloride, di-amine, hydrogen bond, triazine.

Classification number: 2.2