Analysis of the reaction mechanism of the thiol-epoxy addition initiated by nucleophilic tertiary amines

A kinetic model for thiol–epoxy crosslinking initiated by tertiary amines has been proposed. The kinetic model is based on mechanistic considerations and it features the effect of the initiator, hydroxyl content, and thiol–epoxy ratios. The results of the kinetic model have been compared with data f...

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Autores: Osman Konuray, Ali, Fernández Francos, Xavier|||0000-0002-3492-2922, Ramis Juan, Xavier|||0000-0003-2550-7185
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/109719
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/109719
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7py01263b
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chemical kinetics
Cinètica química
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Química física
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Química física::Cinètica
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Sumario:A kinetic model for thiol–epoxy crosslinking initiated by tertiary amines has been proposed. The kinetic model is based on mechanistic considerations and it features the effect of the initiator, hydroxyl content, and thiol–epoxy ratios. The results of the kinetic model have been compared with data from the curing of off-stoichiometric formulations of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) crosslinked with trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (S3) using 1-methylimidazole (1MI) as the initiator. The model has been validated by fitting the kinetic parameters to the experimental data under a variety of reaction conditions. In spite of the experimental uncertainty and model assumptions, the main features of the curing kinetics are correctly described and the reaction rates are quantitatively reproduced.