Synthetic Methods in Step-Growth Polymers provides a concise source of information on synthetic techniques, purification, and characterization methods for step-growth polymers and also addresses future synthetic trends.

MARTIN E. ROGERS, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at Luna Innovations in Blacksburg, Virginia. <p> Y E. LONG, PhD, is Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Preface

xi

Introduction to Synthetic Methods in Step-Growth Polymers

1

(16)

Martin E. Rogers

Timothy E. Long

S. Richard Turner

Introduction

1

(2)

Structure--Property Relationships in Step-Growth Polymers

3

(6)

Synthesis of Step-Growth Polymers

9

(8)

References

14

(3)

Polyesters

17

(118)

Alain Fradet

Martine Tessier

Introduction

17

(15)

Structure--Property Relationships

32

(28)

Synthetic Methods

60

(35)

Polyester Syntheses

95

(40)

References

118

(17)

Polyamides

135

(62)

Reinoud J. Gaymans

Introduction

135

(3)

Structure--Property Relationships

138

(11)

Overview of Chemistry and Analytical Techniques

149

(15)

Synthetic Methods

164

(33)

References

193

(4)

Polyurethanes and Polyureas

197

(68)

Jeff Dodge

Introduction

197

(11)

Structure--Property Relationships

208

(14)

Synthesis and Material Characterization

222

(24)

Synthetic Methods

246

(19)

Acknowledgments

258

(1)

References

258

(7)

Polyimides and Other High-Temperature Polymers

265

(62)

B. Sillion

R. Mercier

D. Picq

Introduction

265

(8)

Structure--Property Relationships

273

(14)

Overview of Chemistry and Analytical Techniques

287

(13)

Synthetic Methods

300

(27)

References

319

(8)

Synthesis of Poly(arylene ether)s

327

(48)

Sheng Wang

J.E. McGrath

Introduction

327

(2)

General Approaches for the Synthesis of Poly(arylene ether)s

329

(18)

Control of Molecular Weight and/or Endgroups

347

(1)

Control of Topologies

348

(3)

Modification of Poly(arylene ether)s

351

(8)

Block and Graft Copolymers

359

(2)

Miscellaneous Poly(arylene ether)s, Poly(arylene thioether)s, and Related Polymers

361

(14)

References

364

(11)

Chemistry and Properties of Phenolic Resins and Networks

375

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S. Lin-Gibson

J.S. Riffle

Introduction

375

(1)

Materials for the Synthesis of Novolac and Resole Phenolic Oligomers

376

(2)

Novolac Resins

378

(20)

Resole Resins and Networks

398

(13)

Epoxy--Phenolic Networks

411

(5)

Benzoxazines

416

(2)

Phenolic Cyanate Resins

418

(1)

Thermal and Thermo-Oxidative Degradation

418

(12)

References

425

(5)

Appendix

430

(1)

Nontraditional Step-Growth Polymerization: ADMET

431

(36)

A. Cameron Church

Jason A. Smith

James H. Pawlow

Kenneth B. Wagener

Introduction

431

(4)

Overview of Chemistry and Analytical Techniques

435

(10)

Structure--Property Relationships

445

(5)

Synthetic Methods: Silicon-Containing Polymers, Functionalized Polyolefins, and Telechelics

450

(11)

Conclusions

461

(6)

References

461

(6)

Nontraditional Step-Growth Polymerization: Transition Metal Coupling

467

(60)

Qiao-Sheng Hu

Introduction

467

(10)

Structure--Property Relationships

477

(6)

Overview of Chemistry and Analytic Techniques

483

(8)

Synthetic Methods

491

(36)

Acknowledgment

523

(1)

References

523

(4)

Depolymerization and Recycling

527

(48)

Malcolm B. Polk

Introduction

527

(5)

Structure--Property Relationships

532

(5)

Factors Affecting the use of Recycled Monomers or Oligomers

537

(6)

Chemistry and Catalysis

543

(1)

Experimental Methods

544

(12)

Synthetic Methods

556

(19)

References

572

(3)

Index

575

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