PHENOLIC MATERIALS VIA RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF BENZOXAZINES - EFFECT OF MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE ON MECHANICAL AND DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

A series of benzoxazine compounds have been prepared from different bifunctional phenols and primary amines and the molecular compositions of the precursors are characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared, and size exclusion chromatography. It has been demonstrated that by design of the molecular structures of the benzoxazine precursors, therefore by tailoring of the network molecular architectures, new phenolic materials with superior mechanical and thermal properties, and ease-of-processing characteristics can be obtained. The characteristics of dynamic mechanical spectra of the phenolic materials are studied and related to their structural features. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.